Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[Hess1865]

Political rivalry was one reason Mrs. Lincoln didn't get along with Kate Chase.
The other was that Kate and MTL were rivals in the social whirl of Washington, so I'd say Miss Chase didn't have a high opinion of the First Lady.
Sort of sad the way Kate's life played out, though not as sad as Mrs. Lincoln's.

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And Mr Norton, I've heard the same story that Stanton didn't want to go to the theater because he feared for Lincoln's safety. He thought his refusal might change Lincoln's mind about going.