Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) to Edwin M. Stanton re: arranging trip to review troops at City Point
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06756 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1865/03/21 Pagination: 1 p. + blank 20.2 x 12.5 cm Order a Copy
"Mrs. L. proposes 3 P.M. Thursday, and says she can not be ready sooner. Let it be so." (Mary Todd Lincoln had an infamous fit of jealousy over her husband's accompaniment by General Ord's wife during this trip.)
Notes: Not in Basler.
Executive Mansion
Washington, March 21, 1865
Hon. Sec. of War
Dear Sir.
Mrs. L. proposes 3. P.M. Thursday, and says she can not be ready sooner. Let it be so.
Yours truly
A Lincoln
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