Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[RJNorton]

Kees, you are doing an excellent job of changing my mind, but I am still wavering somewhat as part of me still agrees with Herb. Kees, I would ask you if Julia was so overwhelmingly worried about Ulysses' safety why did she let him ride with Mary in the carriage on the night of the 13th? Wouldn't this be very dangerous as shown by Booth's ability to ride close and harass the Grants' carriage the afternoon of the 14th? I also wonder if it's possible Julia wanted to keep her dislike of Mary out of her memoirs (for whatever reason). Possible?