The Washington herald., 1913-12-14

when as small boy sat upon an
empty nail keg In his fathers store"
Llncoln's family had htue social
standing In Kentucky, while the Helm
family was prominent. The same was
true Of the Todd family, with which
Lincoln had become allied by marriage.
Robert Smith Todd, Mrs. Lincoin's
father, was q man Of AFFAIRS at Licking
ton. a banker and member Of the legis-
lature. He was twice married, his nrst
wife being Eliza Ann Parker, grand
daughter Of Andrew Porter, hevolu-
tionary general There were eight chu-
dren by this marriage.
eldest. married Gov. Ninian EDWARDS OF
Illinois. The second, Mary, married
Abraham Lincoln, Of Springfield, III; the
third, Frances, married LIT. Wulam
wallace, OF Springfield, and the fourth.
Margaret, married Charles H. Kellogg,
of Cincinnati. Thus all settled In North
ern homes. Two of the sons, Lew, and
DR.. George r. c. Todd. married In Lex
ington. The records make no mention
OF the other two children.
Robert Smith Todd's second wfte was
Elizabeth Humphreys, daughter OF Or.
Alexander Humphreys, OF stanton va
Their first daughter was Emily, VINO
married Ben Hardin Helm. Anotner
daughter Catherine, married w. w. Kerr,
who was an aid with the rank OF captain
on the staff of Gen. Helm at the time or
the latter's death. A third daughter
Martha, became the wife Of G. 3. White
of Alabama, and q fourth. Eiodie. mar
ried M. H. r. Dawson. OF Selma, Ala. He
became limited States Commissioner of
Education in the Cleveland administra-
ton.
Three of the sons of this marriage-Mrs.
Lincoln's half brothers-were Confederate
officers. They were Samuel B. Todd, who
was killed at Shiloh. April 6, 1869; Alexan-
der Todd. who was killed at Baton Rouge,
August s, 1862, and David Todd. who was
shot through the lungs In the siege OF
vicksburg June 8, 1850, and died after
the surrender.
Amo7g Mrs. Lincoln's nephews In the
Confederate service was one, a lieutenant
who became known to many Northern
officers from having had charge in the
first year of the war Of the guard at
Libby Prison.
Smuggling Gold Coin.
An interesting item concerning Mrs
White. one OF Mrs. Lincoln's half sisters
Cthe correctness of which cannot at TINS
time be vouched for) appeared in a Rich
mond newspaper on March I, 1868, under
the caption, "a Premium Uniform" 1t
was as follows:
Recently Mrs. White, OF Selma, Ala,
went through the lines to Lexington, KY"
and being q sister CTodO Of Mrs. Lincoln,
was permitted to go to Washington. On
her return, several weeks ago. she was
allowed to carry nothing back, save
uniform for a very dear friend or hers
who was battling in the Southern cause.
THE uniform arrived in the Confed-
eracy several days since, and on inspec-
tion All the buttons were found to BIT
composed of gold coin-S2.5o, $, $40. and
so gold pieces, set in the wooden button
and covered with Confederate cloth. The
gold thus brought in Is valued at between
$1,000 and s4o,ooo-all sewed in the uni
form"
The total value here given Is In Con-
federate money. one gold dollar at that
time being worth so in Confederate paper.
or thereabouts.
The name of Mrs. Helm appears but
once in Lincoln's correspondence after
the date on which he granted her am
nesty.
In August, 1854, Gen. Stephen B. Bur-
bridge, commanding at Lexington. Ky.
believing that Mrs. Helm was not con-
Quoting herself as a loyal person should,
sought to arrest her.
She showed him President Lincoln's
executive order, which was sufficient &c
protect her from arrest
A report OF the incident reached the
President, and he wrote Gen. BurbrI6ge,
explaining the circumstances under which
he had given Mrs. Helm his protection.
'T gave her a paper, as I remember,
to protect her against the mere fact OF
her being Gen. Helms widow" he said.
at do not intend TO protect her against
the consequences OF disloyal words or
acts spoken or done by her since her
return to Kentucky; and IL the paper
given her by me can be construed TO
give her protection for such words or
acts, II Is hereby revoked, pro tanto.
Deal with her current conduct as you
would with any other"
Mrs. Helms name does not appear again
in Lincolns correspondence: nor is II
in the Odicial Records II is to be as
sumed, therefore. that the war ran its
course without her again coming into col
lision with Federal authority.
When finally the war ended and Mrs.
Lincoln's Kentucky relations returned to
the pursuits of peace. they had not occa-
sion to complain of the treatment they
had received at any time at the hands
of their distinguished kinsman by mar
rage, Abraham Lincoln, formerly OF
Hardin county, Ky.
Copyright. 19i5l
Tonorrows Gen. Pickett Orders
Hanging Of Gen. Buffers Men.