Lincoln & Herndon

[Eva Elisabeth]

I read that, too. I searched the web, and found where, plus one further source. Jason Emmerson in "The Madness of M. L." cites the entire inscription ("A.L. to Mary, Nov. 4, 1842. Love is Eternal") and refers to the Illinois State Journal and the NY Times edition of July 18, 1882, and to Mary Edwards Brown's interwiew in Kunhardt's "Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography".

Another article I found refered the "extended inscription" to the Chicago Tribune of July 18, 1882.