March 7, 1868
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Autograph letter signed
Title: to A. D. Worthington
Refuses a request to help with a biography of her husband, Abraham Lincoln, citing poor health and the many false accounts already written about him. "So many pretentious persons, who were quite strangers to my husband & our household ... all claiming such intimate knowledge of the lamented President that I have been frequently startled with their varied & inaccurate accounts." Goes on to express that, "It will be impossible for me ... to subject myself to the annoyance of public clamor." Asks that their correspondence be kept private. Marked private on envelope and top of first…
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