Mary's European Travels

[Susan Higginbotham]

I have been skimming "Mary Lincoln for the Ages," Jason Emerson's analytical bibliography concerning Mary Lincoln, in which he notes the lack of a detailed account of Mary's travels in Europe. I felt that particularly yesterday when I was wondering whether she visited Notre Dame. One of the Lincoln sites I follow on Facebook stated that there is no account of her having done so, although it seems unlikely she would have missed the opportunity.

Is anyone here aware of a European itinerary for Mary?

[RJNorton]

(04-16-2019 09:29 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:  I felt that particularly yesterday when I was wondering whether she visited Notre Dame.

I checked her letters, and I cannot find a specific mention of visiting there, but it seems likely to me. On August 21, 1869, she wrote the following in a letter to Eliza Slataper: "We went to London via Paris, remaining at the latter place only 5 days, but sight seeing every moment of our time."

[LincolnMan]

I can’t imagine that she didn’t go there.

[Eva Elisabeth]

It seems unlikely to me not to sightsee it within five days.
This gives an idea of Paris in those days:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_du...ond_Empire

[Mylye2222]

Also Mary settled for four years in the Pyrenees region city of Pau. She also went for a spa cure in Vichy, Central France, which happen to locate an hour away from my hometown of Saint-Étienne.