Today I learned on Nostr: TIL Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in ...

TIL Mary Lincoln accepted bribes and kickbacks, sold permits and pardons, engaged in extortion, and peddled influence.

https://www.historyonthenet.com/how-the-broken-marriage-of-abraham-and-mary-todd-lincoln-saved-the-civil-war#:~:text=To%20discuss%20the%20incredibly%20story,so%20much%20practice%20at%20home.
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