Elizabeth Keckley

[Warren]

And, not having read her book (I would like to), was Abe's pointing to the asylum an implied threat to Mrs. Lincoln?

Hi Warren. We once discussed this on the forum. There were quite a few comments. Please start here.

Thanks, Roger. That answers many questions, though I haven't read all of the comments.

The only source I have in my office right now is Sandburg; the story appears in Volume 1 of the War Years, page 458, and the alleged episode occurs because of Mary's grief upon Tad's death.