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09-07-2013, 05:51 PM
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RE: Stanton dealing with Lincoln's death
According to Flower's biography of Stanton, Stanton's brother committed suicide by cutting his throat with a straight razor. When he was informed of his brother's death, Stanton screamed and tore from the house running blindly through the woods until he was overtaken and caught. It was feared he would harm himself. This was when he was a young up and coming lawyer living in Steubenville, Ohio.

Stanton certainly did have a weird fixation with death for some reason.
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Stanton dealing with Lincoln's death - Rhatkinson - 09-07-2013, 03:09 PM
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