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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
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