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                                          Mary Todd Lincoln 

       

Mary's Early Years

Mary''s Obsession:  To Be1st Lady

Mary's Dance Partners

Mary Lincoln's Odd Behaviors

 

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Who was Mary Todd?  What was her upbringing? What brought her to Springfield, Illinois? 1


"Mr. Clay, when you become president, I am going to marry you."  2

 

            Mary Todd age 7

Mary's voiced her ambition early.  How interesting that two Illinoians would ask for her hand in marriage both of whom would be on the presidential ballot in 1860. 2

  "Robert, I thought you had died",                 Mary Todd Lincoln 4

Mary Todd Lincoln began exhibiting several disturbing behaviors including threatening to kill Robert's wife and carrying large sums of money on her person. 4

Springfield's newest resident became a most sought after lady on the dance floor. 3

 

"Miss Todd, I want to dance    with you in the worse way". 

            Abraham Lincoln 

 

"Miss Todd, you dance like a serpent"  William Herndon  

future law partner of A. Lincoln


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