Who is this person?

[RJNorton]

Years ago I posted some wild speculation regarding the possibility of Abraham Lincoln being armed at Ford's. This is mostly unsubstantiated guesswork on my part.

1. Tad Lincoln was once given a pistol during the war; however, on June 9, 1863, Abraham sent Mary a message that said: "Think you better put Tad's pistol away. I had an ugly dream about him."

2. Abraham was carrying the pistol on his person on April 14, 1865.

3. Either in the box or as he was being carried to the Petersen House, it dropped out along with some papers.

4. The papers and pistol were picked up in the street.

5. The next day the papers and pistol were taken to Stanton; Stanton told no one about Lincoln's gun.

6. Stanton quietly returned the pistol to Mary Lincoln in the White House.

7. Mary packed it away in her trunks.

8. The gun resurfaces in the mid-1870s when Mary is said to be carrying a pistol in her pocket.

9. From there the pistol disappears...