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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Mary Todd Lincoln.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08090 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 02 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.9 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln's last letter to Mary Lincoln, day before the fall of Richmond, Re: dramatic news of the final collapse of the confederate defenses.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882

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