Post Reply 
Lincoln and Ann Rutledge
06-27-2014, 02:31 PM (This post was last modified: 06-27-2014 08:14 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
Post: #270
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge
(06-24-2014 05:33 PM)Lewis Gannett Wrote:  Why did he frame the romance as a major new discovery?
(In any case - whenever he learned this) Money? Love and romance, especially "newly discovered presidental affairs" sell (think of all the yellow press magazines)...and it makes sense to embellish and dramatize things for that purpose, doesn't it? If I remember correcly, Herndon at the time he came up with this was in need of money (and had also sold a copy of his documents to Lamon upon a written agreement not to publish his own biography of Lincoln for at least ten years in exchange for $2,000 cash and an agreement to receive up to $2,000 of the book's royalties.).

Allow me this general remark: Maybe I'm not that smart or knowledgeable, but I admit, I often get lost in the length of the posts and quotes on this thread, especially as for what a quote (or which passage of it) shall "prove" (better: indicate) what (assumption, believe, or so), and why at all it (in such detail) is important. (Hope you understand what I mean.)
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 07-18-2012, 05:38 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rogerm - 07-18-2012, 06:24 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 07-18-2012, 06:48 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 07-18-2012, 09:31 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - J. Beckert - 07-18-2012, 09:39 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-19-2012, 08:33 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 07-19-2012, 11:37 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-03-2017, 05:13 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-03-2017, 02:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rsmyth - 07-19-2012, 08:52 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 07-19-2012, 10:01 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 07-19-2012, 11:43 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-19-2012, 12:10 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 07-19-2012, 01:15 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 07-19-2012, 02:54 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-19-2012, 01:56 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-01-2012, 08:13 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 08-01-2012, 08:58 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-01-2012, 09:08 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-01-2012, 09:20 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-01-2012, 09:33 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-01-2012, 07:51 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-01-2012, 09:45 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-10-2012, 08:15 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-10-2012, 08:17 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-10-2012, 09:47 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-11-2012, 07:30 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - HerbS - 08-11-2012, 11:35 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-11-2012, 02:26 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-19-2012, 07:15 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-19-2012, 10:48 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 08-19-2012, 11:24 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 08-19-2012, 11:40 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - GARY POPOLO - 11-22-2012, 02:48 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 11-22-2012, 03:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 11-23-2012, 08:47 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 12-04-2012, 05:12 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-21-2013, 02:30 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 07-21-2013, 04:30 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 07-21-2013, 06:29 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Tom Emery - 07-22-2013, 10:15 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Tom Emery - 07-22-2013, 04:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Hess1865 - 04-19-2014, 05:17 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 04-19-2014, 02:48 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rsmyth - 04-23-2014, 07:32 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-07-2014, 11:46 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 05-22-2014, 05:15 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 05-23-2014, 05:03 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-21-2014, 08:10 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-21-2014, 08:57 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - HerbS - 05-24-2014, 09:55 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-24-2014, 02:16 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-24-2014, 07:40 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-25-2014, 07:30 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 05-25-2014, 05:18 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-28-2014, 09:38 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-25-2014, 01:28 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 05-29-2014, 10:07 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-28-2014, 02:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-28-2014, 04:57 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-28-2014, 05:16 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-29-2014, 04:12 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-30-2014, 10:04 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-30-2014, 11:47 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-30-2014, 12:51 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 05-30-2014, 04:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-01-2014, 01:02 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-01-2014, 04:26 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-26-2014, 10:40 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 05-31-2014, 04:28 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 05-31-2014, 07:55 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - BettyO - 05-31-2014, 10:47 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - BettyO - 05-31-2014, 11:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-01-2014, 02:58 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-01-2014, 03:56 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 06-01-2014, 05:41 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 06-25-2014, 05:27 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 06-25-2014, 05:37 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-02-2014, 10:22 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 07-05-2014, 08:07 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-02-2014, 06:03 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-02-2014, 09:12 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-02-2014, 09:30 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Hess1865 - 06-16-2014, 07:18 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-16-2014, 07:26 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-17-2014, 05:51 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-19-2014, 07:25 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-17-2014, 12:13 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Hess1865 - 06-17-2014, 04:25 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-18-2014, 07:12 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-19-2014, 01:51 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-19-2014, 03:24 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-24-2014, 09:17 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-24-2014, 04:49 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-28-2014, 10:11 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-29-2014, 08:34 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 07-07-2014, 04:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-24-2014, 03:31 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-24-2014, 06:26 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-24-2014, 06:46 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-25-2014, 05:16 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-24-2014, 11:33 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-25-2014, 12:06 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-25-2014, 07:23 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-25-2014, 11:40 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Rob Wick - 06-25-2014, 07:51 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 06-25-2014, 04:28 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-25-2014, 10:32 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-25-2014, 10:56 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-25-2014, 04:48 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-25-2014, 05:11 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-25-2014, 06:05 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-26-2014, 06:01 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-26-2014, 10:05 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Mike B. - 06-26-2014, 07:19 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Wild Bill - 06-26-2014, 08:54 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-26-2014, 09:27 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-26-2014, 11:06 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-26-2014, 01:02 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-27-2014, 05:24 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-27-2014, 08:32 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-27-2014, 01:53 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-27-2014, 08:55 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-27-2014, 01:57 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Eva Elisabeth - 06-27-2014 02:31 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-27-2014, 03:16 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-28-2014, 12:53 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-30-2014, 05:11 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-30-2014, 10:37 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-30-2014, 07:49 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-30-2014, 09:58 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-30-2014, 12:22 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-30-2014, 05:02 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-02-2014, 08:55 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 07-02-2014, 10:20 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 07-07-2014, 07:51 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 09-02-2014, 07:52 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Angela - 09-03-2014, 02:34 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 09-03-2014, 03:09 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 09-03-2014, 03:27 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Houmes - 09-03-2014, 03:46 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 09-05-2014, 07:07 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 09-06-2014, 12:17 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 09-05-2014, 10:16 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 09-06-2014, 01:35 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 04-06-2016, 07:56 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - ELCore - 04-06-2016, 09:25 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 04-06-2016, 10:18 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 04-06-2016, 10:43 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 04-06-2016, 12:03 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 04-08-2016, 07:36 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Ed Steers - 04-22-2016, 04:38 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 04-25-2016, 04:40 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 04-23-2016, 10:46 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - davg2000 - 04-24-2016, 09:40 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 04-24-2016, 07:18 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 04-26-2016, 05:13 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 04-26-2016, 07:04 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 04-26-2016, 08:06 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 04-26-2016, 03:13 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 04-26-2016, 05:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 07-04-2016, 11:06 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 07-05-2016, 05:42 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - LincolnMan - 07-05-2016, 07:02 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 08-22-2016, 10:52 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Ed Steers - 12-04-2016, 08:17 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 12-04-2016, 10:51 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 12-04-2016, 01:35 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 12-04-2016, 05:16 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 12-04-2016, 05:23 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Anita - 12-05-2016, 02:09 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Houmes - 12-05-2016, 02:45 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 12-05-2016, 02:39 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Joe Di Cola - 12-05-2016, 08:14 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Anita - 12-07-2016, 04:47 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-07-2017, 02:58 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-11-2017, 11:16 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-11-2017, 12:01 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - RJNorton - 06-12-2017, 05:10 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - L Verge - 06-11-2017, 07:47 PM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - HerbS - 06-13-2017, 09:47 AM
RE: Lincoln and Ann Rutledge - Gene C - 06-13-2017, 01:15 PM

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)