Who is this person?
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10-28-2013, 07:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-28-2013 08:36 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Who is this person?
But it's Betty's point!
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10-28-2013, 11:38 AM
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Dang it. I thought I could squeak that one by....
German 0 Yanks 1 "There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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10-28-2013, 12:45 PM
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You are not sneaking this score through either, Herr Beckert. The point goes to the Rebels yet again.
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10-28-2013, 01:13 PM
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Busted by the teacher - again.
German 0 Rebels 1 "There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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10-28-2013, 01:16 PM
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Just was wondering why I still felt Joe did (squeak that one by) or if Betty defected...
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10-28-2013, 02:49 PM
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(10-27-2013 09:40 PM)Anita Wrote: Thank you Roger. Does it come with chickens? And thanks too for the link. Interesting info-some new and some I'd forgotten. Anita, I meant to respobnd earlier today, but have been watching my 3-year-old grandson today. He is now napping, so... There is not a lot of mention of Peggy Richardson Egnew in the Lincoln literature. She is briefly mentioned in Michael Burlingame's 2-volume "life", but only as a gossip-monger who said not-so-nice things about Nancy Hanks. The most that is recorded about her is in Louis Warren's "Lincoln's Youth: Indiana Years." It is in that book where there is mention of her boast that she was Lincoln's first sweetheart, that Abraham protected Polly and her mom from a pack of wolves, and that she refused a proposal of marriage from Lincoln. Lincoln was 8 years old when the Richardsons arrived in Indiana in 1817 and only 12 when Polly married Robert Agnew. So much for her recollections. She was NOT one of Herndon's "informants." In William Bartelt's "Here I Grew Up", there is a brief mention of her having been interviewed by William Fortune in 1881; however, Fortune never published his interviews but only mentioned them once in a speech he gave. I hope this information helps. All the best, Joe |
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11-01-2013, 05:00 PM
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Joe, Thanks for the info on "Polly" or should I say "lowdown" ? I know they married young in those days but 12 ? I also read what she said about Nancy Hanks. Sounded like something from the "National Inquirer".
Sorry I'm late with this. Been on Catalina Island and couldn't connect to the forum. |
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11-01-2013, 06:09 PM
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11-02-2013, 04:40 AM
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She looks short but still too big to be Lavinia Warren.
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11-02-2013, 05:16 AM
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Madame Adelina Patti?
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11-02-2013, 11:04 AM
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Roger and Eva-she isn't Lavinia or Adelina.
Hint #1 This child prodigy made her debut in NY during the civil war. |
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11-02-2013, 11:15 AM
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Teresa Carreno. I cheated.
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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11-02-2013, 11:35 AM
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Well Mr. Beckert, you won't be lock you up for cheating, this time! Yes, it is Teresa Carreno.
She was only 10 years old when she performed at the White House for Lincoln in 1863. After 1866, she spent most of her life and career in Europe, returning periodically to the United States on tour. As an adult, CarreƱo became known as one of the greatest pianists of her time. |
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11-02-2013, 12:01 PM
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RE: Who is this person?
This where I found the answer. I thought her performance for the Lincoln's was a funny story.
http://books.google.com/books?id=djB6xJ1...ar&f=false "There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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11-02-2013, 12:11 PM
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(11-02-2013 12:01 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: This where I found the answer. I thought her performance for the Lincoln's was a funny story. Thanks for this! It is a funny story! |
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