02-19-2013, 09:19 AM,
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Gene C
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Robert Lincoln Death Threat
In Jason Emerson's "Giant in the Shadows", on page 150, in 1869, Robert Linclon is working on a legal case and is staying with an Eli Royce of Escanaba, MI. Eli had an invalid sister, whom he had hired a nurse to help take care of her.
"When the nurse was asked to wait upon table at diner and told that they had Mr. Lincoln as guest, The young lady flew into a passion and said she would wait upon the table with a pistol in her hand. She was a niece of Wilkes Booth, who assassinated your father. It is almost unnecessary to say that she was immediately dismissed."
No names were mentioned, and the footnote only refers to a letter Robert had written. My question for all you Booth historians, who was this lady and which of John's brothers or sisters were her parents? (I have no idea)
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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02-19-2013, 02:51 PM,
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RE: Robert Lincoln Death Threat
Junius, Jr.'s daughter Blanche was born in 1844, so the age fits. I found this on a site that perpetuates the myth Booth escaped.
"Blanche DeBar Booth was the daughter of Junius (Jr.) Booth, John Wilkes' brother. After Lincoln was assassinated, Blanche was interviewed by a Missouri state law enforcement officer who described her as "an unmitigated rebel" and "possessed of considerable personal attractions, of a vigorous mind and marked histrionic ability."
It also has a voice recording of Blanche.
http://www.wadeburleson.org/2013/01/a-re...debar.html
"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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02-19-2013, 04:10 PM,
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2013, 07:18 PM by Gene C.)
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RE: Robert Lincoln Death Threat
The author of that website is minister from Enid, OK home of John St. Helen of furniture store/funeral home and John Wilkes Booth mummy fame.
This is also from the same blog http://www.wadeburleson.org/2008/08/sett...ncoln.html
(I think you could be right about Blanche, great research work Joe! I raise my dixie cup to you.)
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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02-23-2013, 10:08 AM,
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RE: Robert Lincoln Death Threat
Hey everyone, sorry I have missed out on this comment thread -- I was on vacation and away from all computers.
I checked my research notes again and verified there was no name attached to the story of the JW Booth niece, but remember I assumed it was Blanche as well, since she was the only one old enough to fit the timeline. I tried multiple times to contact the Delta County Historical Society in Escanaba, but never got through and no one ever responded to my emails. So I do not know what further details of the incident they may have there. I know they have something, because letter to RTL, which tell him this story, say it.
I hope this helps!
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03-05-2013, 09:09 PM,
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RE: Robert Lincoln Death Threat
In my Lincoln assassination newspaper archive I have over 200 original newspapers. One of them is the San Francisco Examiner from February 1925. This one has an article about Booth's "niece." It is attached to this post.
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Robert Lincoln Death Threat
