BEHIND THE SCENES.
BY
ELIZABETH KECKLEY,
FORMERLY A SLAVE, BUT MORE RECENTLY MODISTE, AND FRIEND TO MRS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
OR,
THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE, AND FOUR YEARS IN
THE WHITE HOUSE.
NEW YORK:
G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers.
M DCCC LXVIII.
Contents
| Preface | 3 |
| Chapter I. Where I was born | 7 |
| Chapter II. Girlhood and its Sorrows | 13 |
| Chapter III. How I gained my Freedom | 19 |
| Chapter IV. In the Family of Senator Jefferson Davis | 28 |
| Chapter V. My Introduction to Mrs. Lincoln | 34 |
| Chapter VI. Willie Lincoln's Death-bed | 41 |
| Chapter VII. Washington in 1862-3 | 50 |
| Chapter VIII. Candid Opinions | 57 |
| Chapter IX. Behind the Scenes | 62 |
| Chapter X. The Second Inauguration | 68 |
| Chapter XI. The Assassination of President Lincoln | 77 |
| Chapter XII. Mrs. Lincoln leaves the White House | 89 |
| Chapter XIII. The Origin of the Rivalry between Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln | 101 |
| Chapter XIV. Old Friends | 106 |
| Chapter XV. The Secret History of Mrs. Lincoln's Wardrobe in New York | 119 |
| Appendix --Letters from Mrs. Lincoln to Mrs. Keckley | 147 |
PREFACE
I have often been asked to write my life, as those who know me know that
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