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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 to Fanny Barrow

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04030 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 31, 1860 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 13 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

Thanks Barrow for the box of books she sent for her sons and states it arrived the day after her son William's birthday. She then writes of the impending Civil War, "Trusting that the gloomy cloud which hangs over our beloved country may soon be dispelled and that peace and harmony may be restored." Addressed to Barrow in New York City. Year inferred from envelope.

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