when willie lincoln had become ill, james wascon and other mem the white house family it and staff. when willie lincoln had become ill, james was called into apply the nursing skills for which he had become famous. the stew arrest the stew arrested of white house well knew the family.arrested o well knew the family. unfortunate unfortunately, both women passed before the end of the decade. the slave family knew the wormleys because they extend attended the same church which you heard about this morning. another little money fact is that james wormley was called upon to attend to president lincoln at his death bed.fact it james wormley was called upon to attend to president lincoln at his death bed. it's documented in news paper accounts. general mcclellan during the war years lived on and around la fayette square including madison house and was noted as dining frequently at wormleys giving elaborate meals for 20. by now the reputation of wormleys was international in scope. it was widely known as the residence of choice for many european and south american delegates and financiers a

when willie lincoln had become ill, early in the administration, james was called in to help him recuperate by applying the nursing skills for which he had become famous.

when willie lincoln had become ill, james was called into apply the nursing skills for which he had become famous. the steward of white house well knew the wormley family. two of his daughters named two of james' sons during the war. unfortunately, both women passed before the end of the decade. the save -- slave family knew the wormleys because they attended the same presbyterian church you heard about this morning. another little known fact is that james wormley was called upon to attend to president lincoln at his death bed. it's not well-known and documented in news paper accounts. it's challenged by senators sumner and surers. general mcclellan during the war years lived on and around la fayette square including madison house and was noted as dining frequently at wormleys giving elaborate meals for 20. by now the reputation of wormleys was international in scope. it was widely known as the residence of choice for many european and south american delegates and financiers and was described by the famous european author, anthony trollip, author in his multivolume treatment of his travels

lincoln issues an order saying the monitor is not to go skylarking up to norfolk unattended. it is such a valuable weapon we can not risk it willy nilly. there are people offering to destroy the merrimac themselves. 19th century forerunners of blackwater. for enough money, they say, i will blow up the merrimac. they are specific about their pricing too. usually, about $500,000. in fact, brutus de villeroi writing in saying, i will blow up enemy ships and you will pay me whatever the ships were worth. another french man, ludwick dehoo says i am in france but if the government pays for my expenses, to the ship, for me to command the ship, i get to pick my own crew and if i get killed in u.s. service, my aged mother gets a $1200 pension for life ad if i am proven to be incompetent and you fire me, i get 160 acres of land. so it is win/win. he also is rather miffed because he writes to the president and the american council in paris and doesn't understand why he is not getting a response, much less round-trip tickets. h.k. lawrence writes in and says i will destroy the jamestown within 20 days, $500,000 for the merrimac, $100,000 fo

in fact lincoln issues an order saying, the monitor is not to go skylarking up to norfolk. unattended. that it is such a valuable weapon that we cannot just risk it willy-nilly. and then there are people who write in offering to destroy the merrimac themselves. they're sort of what i would say, sort of 19th century forerunners of blackwater. they're private contractors, say, for enough money i will blow up the merrimac. and never very specific about their pricing too. it's usually $500,000. to blow it up. de vilaroy writes in, itch you donyou -- if you don't like my submarine. i will blow up enemy ships. you will pay me what the ships were worth. another frenchman, ludwig lahoe writes in extremely specific, i'm in france right now if the government pays for my expenses, pays for the ship, pays for me to command the ship, i get to pick my own crew, and if i get killed unu.s. service, my aged mother gets a $200 pension for life. oh, and also, if i'm proven to beef inc be incompa tent a coin compa te me. it's a win-win. he writes and does nltd undn't d why he isn't getting a response and much less, round trip tickets. h.k. lawrence writes in, i will destr