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02-27-2026, 02:40 PM,
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This lady has been previously mentioned on this forum. In 1865, when asked if a certain individual (male) were handsome, she responded by saying in Washington she had not seen any remarkably handsome men. Who is she?
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02-27-2026, 03:54 PM,
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Just a guess, but Kate Chase?

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02-27-2026, 06:59 PM,
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Nope, it was not Kate Chase.
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02-28-2026, 08:02 AM,
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Lucy Hale ?
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02-28-2026, 03:40 PM,
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Nope, it was not Lucy Hale.
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02-28-2026, 04:39 PM,
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Anna Surratt ?
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03-01-2026, 05:49 AM,
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Kudos, Gene! Anna Surratt it is. On April 28, 1865, Anna was being questioned by Colonel John A. Foster. She was asked if Lewis Powell were a handsome fellow. She responded, "I would not know - I have not seen any remarkably handsome men since I have been in Washington. I didn't like him."
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05-23-2026, 05:40 AM,
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Who wrote this?

[Image: handwriting1000.jpg]
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05-23-2026, 07:33 PM,
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Hint #1: The correct person has been mentioned many times on this forum.
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05-24-2026, 05:12 AM,
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Hint #2: The person may be younger than you might think.
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05-24-2026, 03:13 PM,
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Willie Lincoln?
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05-24-2026, 04:30 PM,
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Congratulations to Anita! Yes, the lines are from a letter 10-year-old Willie Lincoln wrote to a friend in Springfield named Henry Remann. The letter was written on May 3, 1861. The Remanns lived down the block from the Lincolns.

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SOURCE: Lincoln's Sons by Ruth Painter Randall.
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05-27-2026, 06:40 AM,
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Where was this photo taken?

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05-27-2026, 06:56 AM,
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Ninian Edwards home in Springfield ?
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05-27-2026, 07:49 AM,
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Yes, Gene! It is the Edwards' parlor where the Lincolns were married on November 4, 1842.
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