![]() ![]() Slade, the wife of an old and faithful messenger. Lincoln wore on the night of the assassination was given to Mrs. All of the presents passed through my hands. The articles were given to those who were regarded as the warmest of Mr. Lincoln gave away everything intimately connected with the President, as she said that she could not bear to be reminded of the past. White House seamstress Elizabeth Keckley lived through not only the packing up, but also the process of trying to sell some of Mrs. Among the things she gave away was a walking stick, which she presented to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. She remained in Washington for several weeks, dealing with her grief and packing up her family’s possessions. ![]() She was coherent enough, however, to veto internment of President Lincoln’s body at a site in the center of Springfield preferred by the city’s leaders. Unlike her son Robert, she did not take the train to Springfield, Illinois for President Lincoln’s burial. Lincoln was too grief-stricken immediately to vacate the White house after her husband’s death. ![]()
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