5 Facts About Clara Harris

1. Henry Reed Rathbone and Clara Harris are the subjects of Henry and Clara, a historical fiction novel by Thomas Mallon.

2. Clara Harris was a widower with four children whose wife Louisa had died in 1845.

3. Rathbone was taken home while Clara Harris decided to stay with Mrs Lincoln.

4. Clara Harris arrived at the house soon after and held Rathbone's head in her lap while he drifted in and out of consciousness.

5. Clara Hamilton Clara Harris was an American socialite.