Genetic Lincoln

[Steve Whitlock]

Roger,

Suzanne Hallstrom asked me to advise you that your photo of Mary Todd Lincoln's chair at the Ford Theatre has been added to Genetic Lincoln, crediting you, and includes a link to the Symposium. She also asks that I convey her "Thank you!" to you.

Steve,

I went on Genetic Lincoln and found the photo of the chair but no credit to Roger or link to the Symposium. Did I miss it?
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Anita,

I just went to Genetic Lincoln and on the Relics tab, under the photo of Lt. William H. Bower is:

"May 7, 2020 update: Ancient mitochondrial DNA has been successfully sequenced from one of the wood pieces accompanying the swatch of cloth assassination relic (see photo above). Although it was not a match to Lincoln’s X1c mtDNA profile, it was an identical match to Major Henry Reed Rathbone’s D4i2 mtDNA profile. Below is a photo of the chair where Mary Todd Lincoln was probably seated in the presidential box the night Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. It is hoped that an analysis comparison will confirm this chair to be the source of the “wood pieces” pictured above with the curtain swatch. The wood pieces appear to be pieces of rush seating material. The chair’s seat also appears to be woven rush material. We are grateful to Roger J. Norton of the Lincoln Discussion Symposium for bringing this chair to our attention. The chair is part of the Ford’s Theatre Lincoln collection."

The next to last sentence says "We are grateful to Roger J. Norton of the Lincoln Discussion Symposium for bringing this chair to our attention." The Lincoln Discussion Symposium part is hi-lited, and can be clicked on to go to the Symposium. I guess you missed it.