Manhunt page 5

 Manhunt page 5 by ric gustafson

It was past 8:00 pm. The Lincoln's were behind schedule. The President insisted that he and Mary take a carriage ride. Lincoln wanted to spend time with his wife. Mary had been distraught following the death of their son Willie in Feb 1862. Mary was a kind woman. She also had expensive shopping habits. She also had a jealous temper. With all of his presidential duties, Lincoln had been spending less time with his wife. Lincoln knew that had to change.

The Lincoln's afternoon carriage ride took them to the Navy Yard. There, they looked at a monitor named the Montauk. Lincoln was anxious to be finally free from the war and death. Mary could tell the President was in a good mood. 

At Lafayette Park near the White House, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancee Clara Harris were waiting patiently for the Lincoln's to come and pick them up. They were coming with the Lincoln's to the play that evening. At 8:20 pm twenty minutes late, the Lincoln's come and pick them up. It was a ten minute carriage ride to Ford's Theatre. The play had already started.

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