Did Lincoln not want to attend the theater that night?

[Dr. Todd Descendant]

Welcome to the group Todd descendant! Was Dr. Todd at the theatre? AL wanted to go to the theatre. I think he had hoped for a leisurely day (being Good Friday). However the needs of the office kept him pretty busy. I think he was tird and that was the reason he may have wanted to beg off. At 8:00pm, the time the performance was starting, AL was still in his office seeing people and when he left at about 8:15, he still had three or four people following him out to the carriage.

So while AL did say he wanted to stay back, it didn't take alot of nudging for him to follow through.

Thanks for the welcome and reply. Yes, Dr. Todd was in attendance that evening. He wrote a letter to his brother, Henry Perine Todd, which describes what he saw in Ford's Theater that night. If interested, you can view the letter which is located on my family tree site's page http://www.bjpeters.com/bj/documents/For...Letter.htm .