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Practical Strangers
07-03-2017, 03:42 PM
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Practical Strangers
Stephen Berry, who did a book on the Todds a few years back, and Angela Esco Elder have just published Practical Strangers: The Courtship Correspondence of Nathaniel Dawson and Elodie Todd, Sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, a compilation of the couple's correspondence before their marriage in 1862. I scanned many of these letters for my own research before leaving NC, and they make for fascinating reading. The authors also plan a website where one can access the rest of the couple's correspondence and related letters.

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Strange...+Strangers
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07-04-2017, 04:16 AM
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Thanks for posting this, Susan!

Back in 2011 Professor Berry spoke about Abraham Lincoln and the Todds at the 16th annual Lincoln Forum Symposium. There is a video of his talk here.
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