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6 August 1911
Lubin, David, 1849-1919
to Mrs. Stetson
Lubin offers condolence to Stetson with a quotation from scripture: "The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken; blessed be the name of the Lord."
GLC05508.172
circa 3 July 1900
Grant, Elizabeth, 1797-1885
to Bliss Isley
Grant does not recall her father-in-law attending church during the five years she lived in his house. She doubts the assertion that Grant chose the Bible passage over which he took his Oath of Office. She corrects his version of Grant baptism...
GLC05508.116
16 September 1901
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
to Charles Ellicoch
Howard writes on stationary of Lincoln Memorial University, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. He responds to a request for his favorite hymn. Howard writes that his choice of hymn depends upon his mood and gives several examples of hymns and moods. He...
GLC05508.136
3 June 1918
Hylan, John, 1868-1936
to Perriton Maxwell
Hylan writes to the editor of the "Nation War Record and Review," as Mayor of New York. He responds to the question: "After Death - What?" Hylan writes that death is like birth, and man passes into a larger world than the one in which he lives. He...
GLC05508.144
19 March 1912
Johnson, D.C., fl. 1912
to J. E. Boos, Esq.
Johnson discusses being raised in Illinois and enlisting in the army. On Lincoln, slavery and the Civil War, he writes: "No man has a higher opinion of Lincoln than I. He was the Good Lords [sic] instrument in destroying the greatest sin of this...
GLC05508.149
14 October 1924
Lincoln, Mary Harlan, 1846-1937
to Mr. Comerford
Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln's wife, offers condolence upon the death of Comerford's wife. She assures him that he will meet his wife in heaven.
GLC05508.167
13 November 1904
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
to Hamilton Holt
Markham, a poet, writes to Holt, the editor of "The Independent," to submit a poem for publication. He remarks that "time is running close," apparently because the poem is for Thanksgiving. The poem, "Give Thanks, O Heart!" is included with the...
GLC05508.176
5 November 1928
Masaryk, T.G., 1850-1937
to Howell Smith
Masaryk thanks Smith for his letter and article in the Modern Churchman. He also writes: "politics must be based on morality & there is no better, higher & more human standard than Jesus' commandment of love."
GLC05508.178
5 September 1914
MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917
to unknown
MacVeagh begins by asserting that virtually every question affecting one's life is a moral question and states that no one is ever really in doubt about whether or not a particular "line of conduct" was right or wrong. He suggests that if one did...
GLC05508.182
28 October 1923
Reese, Lizette W., 1856-1935
[Whether we climb...]
Four lines of poem: "Whether we climb, whether we plod,/Space for one task the scant years lend--/To choose some path that leads to God,/And keep it to the end."
GLC05508.211
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