[RobbyS]

The last statement has some merit. But the anti-slavery sentiments of these two Kentucky-born persons was one reason for their marriage.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

You probably know more about this than I do, but I thought Mary Todd Lincoln’s family were slave owners and that she was rumored by some to be a confederate sympathizer? I highly doubt that she was, and it’s certainly not her fault what her parents or other relatives did, but I also highly doubt that she guided Abe to his views.