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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 to Abram Wakeman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04420 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter Date: 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17.3 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Marked private. Requests that he call on Abraham Lincoln, her husband, today. Discusses someone referred to only as "E." Remarks "The game of espionage has been going on to a greater extent, than we have imagined - If the Heavens fall E shall never be restored - Nicoli - himself says that E's mind is positively deranged." States that, "I believe, if possible I shall love & venerate my blessed Husband more than ever." Tells Wakeman to burn this note and to report back to her after he sees "this person," possibly again referring to "E." Document is not dated but previous cataloging dated it as before 1860.

Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Wakeman, Abram, 1824-1889
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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