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Arrest warrant for Mary Todd Lincoln, May 19, 1875
Ten years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Robert Lincoln was concerned his mother was mentally unwell, citing paranoia and strange tendencies with money. Through a whirlwind Chicago court trial, he succeeded in having his mother committed to Bellevue Place, a private sanitarium. It was a heartbreaking time for everyone involved. She was released months later and lived most of her remaining years in Europe. |