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PUBLIC MUSEUM COLLECTION
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Public Museum Collections --United States
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The heirs of the family of Sen. James Dixon, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon and Dr. James Clarke Welling
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Miss Elizabeth Dixon Welling
Mrs. Clementine Dixon Welling
Miss Elizabeth L. Dixon
Dr. James Clarke Welling
Mrs. Elizabeth L.C. Dixon
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CC BY 4.0 DEED
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citizenarchivist.omeka.net
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citizenarchivist.omeka.net
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<p>Video contains images and audio of handwritten letter by Mrs. Lincoln describing Lincoln assassination events -about the night President Lincoln died- Letter is significant because there are no other accounts written by Mary Lincoln recalling Lincoln's death, letter confirms that Mrs. Lincoln personally summoned her friends, Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Kinney to the Petersen House where they witnessed Lincoln's last hours-manuscript letter dated October 1865 was discovered and published by Dixon's gr-great granddaughter, Caroline Welling Van Deusen - portion of text of the letter included on mini-video - "Lost and Found History: The Night Lincoln Died" released in 2012 during Civil War Sesquicentennial to commemorate 150 anniversary of Civil War.</p>
<p>Clip from video-audio -beginning of transcript-portion of letter</p>
<h4><em>Chicago</em></h4>
<h4><em> Oct. 13</em></h4>
<h4><em> My dear Mrs. Dixon: Notwithstanding weeks have passed, since your last kind letter was received, yet my saddened memory often recalls you to mind; your gentleness & tender sympathy can never – be forgotten. </em></h4>
<h4><em>In the middle of my grief, on that terrible night, which has left me so desolate & broken — hearted — it has often struck me, as strange & yet not so, that even whilst, I was so wild, in my despair, when Robert, said to me ‘Mother what ladies, shall I go for'----I immediately exclaimed, 'Mrs. Dixon & Mrs. Kinney.' </em></h4>
<h4><em>The scenes, we then passed through, are continually present with me, and will ever bow my head in sorrow & vain regret.</em></h4>
<p>--end of transcript-portion of letter</p>
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Washington, DC
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Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln
Mrs. Elizabeth L.Cogswell Dixon
President President Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Mary Cogswell Kinney
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<h2>Civil War Sesquicentennial program</h2>
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<p>A handwritten letter by Mrs. Mary Lincoln recalling the night President Lincoln died was discovered and will be featured during the Civil War Sesquicentennial.</p>
<p>The letter, written October 1865 by President Lincoln's wife, Mary to her friend, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon who also present the night Lincoln died. </p>
<p>The historical significance was confirmed by Catherine Clinton, author of <em>Mary Lincoln</em> biography, and Jason Emerson, author of <em>Madness of Mary Lincoln</em>. It is the only existing account written by Mary Lincoln in which she describes her actions the night Lincoln died. In her letter she sheds new light on the close friendship with Mrs. Dixon.</p>
<p>Mrs. Dixon and her sister Mrs. Kinney are shown seated with Mary Lincoln in Chappel's painting, Lincoln's Final Hours, at Chicago History Museum and John Hay Library, Brown University.</p>
<p>Civil War Sesquicentennial (2011-2015) commemorates the 150 anniversary of Civil War and will feature this letter in "Lost and Found History:The Night Lincoln Died" from the letters of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth L. C. Dixon offering a glimpse into the lives of the Lincoln's for the first time in 150 years.</p>
<p>"Lost and Found History:The Night Lincoln Died from the letters of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth L. C. Dixon" includes their letters each offering an eyewitness account, images of the letters and new details about Civil War relics associated with the Lincoln's friendship with the Dixon family.</p>
<p>Also included is an audio version of Elizabeth L. C. Dixon's letters read by Ms. Van Deusen and Mary Lincoln's letter read by Mary Lincoln's great-great niece, Carrie Earl Williams. To request information please visit: <a title="Night-Lincoln-Died_Request-Info" href="mailto:schedulelincolnfriends@gmail.com">http://lincolnfriends.org</a></p>
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Video contains images and audio of handwritten letter by Mrs. Lincoln describing Lincoln assassination events with new details about the night President Lincoln died
- Letter is significant because there are no other accounts written by Mary Lincoln recalling Lincoln's death, letter confirms that Mrs. Lincoln personally summoned her friends, Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Kinney to the Petersen House where they witnessed Lincoln's last hours
-manuscript letter dated October 1865 was discovered and published by Dixon's gr-great granddaughter, Caroline Welling Van Deusen - portion of text of the letter included on mini-video
- "Lost and Found History: The Night Lincoln Died" released in 2012 during Civil War Sesquicentennial to commemorate 150 anniversary of Civil War.
Clip from video-audio -beginning of transcript-portion of letter
Chicago
Oct. 13
My dear Mrs. Dixon: Notwithstanding weeks have passed, since your last kind letter was received, yet my saddened memory often recalls you to mind; your gentleness & tender sympathy can never – be forgotten.
In the middle of my grief, on that terrible night, which has left me so desolate & broken — hearted — it has often struck me, as strange & yet not so, that even whilst, I was so wild, in my despair, when Robert, said to me ‘Mother what ladies, shall I go for'----I immediately exclaimed, 'Mrs. Dixon & Mrs. Kinney.'
The scenes, we then passed through, are continually present with me, and will ever bow my head in sorrow & vain regret.
--end of transcript-portion of letter
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Title
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Letter written to Elizabeth L.C. Dixon from Mary Lincoln
Subject
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Lincoln assassination-- Mary Lincoln
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CHS Accession Notes:<br /><br />Ms. 56141 Mary Todd Lincoln letter, 1865 October 13, Chicago, to Elizabeth Dixon.<br /><br />Mary Todd Lincoln described her grief on the loss of her husband, Abraham Lincoln, and her intent to remain in Chicago where her sons, Robert and Teddie, were attending school. She remarked on the marriage of Admiral John Dahlgren and Mrs. Madeleine Vinton Goddard and compared Elizabeth Dixon’s daughters to the young women of Chicago. In closing, Mary Todd Lincoln also thanks Elizabeth Dixon for her camaraderie and says that she will send her some small relics that once belonged to Abraham when she can get to the objects in storage. <br /><br />Donated by Miss Elizabeth D. Welling. April 1947. <br /><br />Not included in the above accession notes was the fact that this letter verified the close friendship between Elizabeth L.C. Dixon, Mrs. Mary C. Kinney (Elizabeth's sister) and Mary Lincoln. This letter confirmed why Elizabeth L.C. Dixon and Mary C. Kinney were present at the Petersen House at President Lincoln's deathbed. Text from the letter: "and when Robert said to me, "Mother, who should I go for? " I immediately exclaimed; "Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Kinney!". <br /><br />This handwritten letter by Mary Lincoln to her friend, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon recounted the horror they experienced together the night Lincoln died. The letter sheds new light on the close friendship shared with her lady friends, Mrs. Dixon and sister Mrs. Kinney. These friends are unknown to history but they are shown seated with Mary Lincoln in Chappel's historic painting, Lincoln's Final Hours, at Chicago History Museum and John Hay Library, Brown University.
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1865 Oct
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CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
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Passed from Elizabeth L.C. Dixon to Clementine Dixon Welling to Elizabeth Dixon Welling to Caroline Welling Van Deusen
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Manuscript letter
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English
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Text
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CW1865#611
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Project Archivist
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Mrs. Elizabeth L C. Dixon
1865
Alonzo Chappel
April 15
Brown University
Chicago History Museum
Civil War Sesquicentennial
eyewitness account
Ford's Theater
John Hay Library
Last Hours of Lincoln
Lincoln assassination
Mary Todd Lincoln
Night Lincoln Died
Petersen House
President Lincoln