Who is this lady?

[Steve Whitlock]

(06-30-2021 04:12 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Many thanks to both Anita and Steve for all the efforts in looking into this matter. Provenance is of vital importance in a situation such as this. From the beginning this situation reminded me of the difficulties the ALPLM had with the provenance of Lincoln's hat in its possession.

We have discussed W. Emerson Reck's book before on this forum. I do not think it's an exaggeration to say it's the gold standard for determining who was at Lincoln's deathbed and who wasn't. There is no mention of Tuckerman in that book.

I once read somewhere (cannot remember where) that Willie Clark was not known to change his sheets very often, so it's likely the sheet was not clean when Lincoln was placed on the bed.

Roger,

Does your Reck book mention a Rudolph Bunner (U.S. Rep from NY, whose son married to Ruth (Tuckerman) Bunner) present at Lincoln's deathbed?