Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[Anita]

No Googling please.

Who wrote this, who was the author writing about and what were the circumstances.

"...I retired before 11 thinking that he would have a quiet night, I awoke between 1 & 2 oclock [sic] and went to his bed side.  (There was a light in my room & a door between it and that of ___, which was left open [,] our beds were near each other)  He had again changed his position but was laying naturally upon his side with his face toward me and I supposed was in quiet repose.  I returned to my bed, but waking between 3 & 4 oclock [sic] I was surprized [sic] to observe that his position was unchanged[,] and placing my hand upon his temple found that life was extinct...