Correction: Mary Lincoln-Funeral story
(AP) — In a story May 20 about (topic), The Associated Press erroneously reported the year of President Abraham Lincoln's death in a story about the funeral ledger his wife kept.
Butler Funeral Homes is creating a "Lincoln Room" where the Mary Lincoln Todd ledger entry will be displayed with other documents tied to Springfield's funeral history.
Butler Funeral Homes president Chris Butler said employees of Boardman-Smith, which was founded in 1848, had taken care to store and label dozens of expense ledgers dating to the mid-1800s.