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(01-16-2023 02:55 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  a friendship between them

Dr. Houmes agreed it was most likely just a friendship. He wrote, "Although nothing suggests more than a friendship with Lucy Hale, this episode (i.e. the gift of the book) illustrates both the intertwined relationships of Washington society, and a very odd coincidence of the Lincoln assassination."

Source: p. 11 of Dr. Houmes' article titled "Lincoln & Booth: A Love Story?" in the journal Manuscripts, Volume 59, No. 1, 2007.