Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case: A Documentary History

[Gencor]

(01-21-2015 01:27 PM)Gene C Wrote:  

(01-21-2015 12:58 PM)Gencor Wrote:  I second that. There were so many comments about this. I remember when we studied about Mrs. Lincoln, it was said that she has syphillis. I never knew if that was true. It wasn't gossip, however.

I've never heard that before.

I heard this years and years ago, Gene. I never knew if it was true or not. I would like to know what caused her mental breakdown. She suffered from depression, for sure and the death of her son and her husband but I always wondered what the true reason was about.