Lincoln Letter to John Stuart

[RJNorton]

(01-29-2013 01:34 PM)Liz Rosenthal Wrote:  Perhaps Abe and Mary came to an agreement that he would spend these long periods from home to acquaint himself with the populace and thus further his political career. She apparently longed for his success even more than he did.

I think she took great interest in his career and accomplishments. I cannot remember where I read it, but I read somewhere that she even kept a scrapbook of his speeches when he was away, especially during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.