Mary Todd Lincoln Quotes


My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.


Citations

Lincoln, Mary Todd. Letter to Mercy Ann Levering, 23 July 1840. Mary Todd Lincoln: Her Life and Letters, edited by Justin G. Turner and Linda Levitt Turner, Alfred A. Knopf, 1972, p. 15.

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Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Born: December 13, 1818
  • Died: July 16, 1882
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: First Lady

Mary Ann Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and as such the First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Today, she is commonly known as Mary Todd Lincoln, though she did not use the name Todd after marrying.