Sorting out the White House Staff

[RJNorton]

What was the tole of the “footman?”
Mr. Forbes was employed specifically as such?

Find-A- Grave defines him as "the personal attendant, messenger, and valet to President Abraham Lincoln." IMO, that is accurate.

There is a page on Forbes here:

http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/resi...es-forbes/