EPISODE 114: " The First Lady is Missing": The Disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston

In the midst of The War of 1812, the First Lady of South Carolina embarks on a voyage by sea to New York. Unfortunately, she is never seen or heard from again........maybe. In this episode we examine the theories and folklore that surround the vanishing of South Carolina's 44th First Lady, Theodosia Burr Alston.

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/theodosia-burr-alston

• Lauber, Patricia (1962). "The Nags Head Portrait". Famous Sea Mysteries • . Thomas Nelson & Sons. pp. 20–39 • .

• Pidgen, Charles Felton (1907). Theodosia, the First Gentlewoman of Her Time • . C.M. Clark Publishing Company. https://www.carolana.com/SC/1800s/antebellum/war_of_1812.html