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Mary Lincoln's Money (1870)

Published: July 15, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

It\u2019s July 14h. This day in 1870, Congress authorized a yearly pension of $3000 for Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why it took years for the pension to be rewarded, and the many competing narratives about Mary Lincoln and money.

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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