The Madness of Mary Lincoln
At the instigation of her eldest son, Mary Todd Lincoln was judged insane. It was 10 years after the assassination, but Mary hadn't found peace. Never a stoic personality, Mary became increasingly nervous, and hated being alone. Her fears led to delusions and irrational behavior. Robert Lincoln believed his mother unable to manage her own affairs. He was concerned with Mary's habit of buying things she didn't need and couldn't use. After a trial, she spent a few months in a privately owned establishment for upper class women of dubious mental stability.
Robert, the eldest and only surviving child of the Lincolns, was marked by political assassination. He was present when President Garfield was shot in Washington, and when President McKinley was shot in Buffalo.
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