Letter written to Elizabeth L.C. Dixon from Mary Lincoln
Title
Letter written to Elizabeth L.C. Dixon from Mary Lincoln
Subject
Lincoln assassination-- Mary Lincoln
Description
A handwritten letter by Mary Lincoln to friend, Elizabeth L.C. Dixon recounting 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 shown seated with Mary Lincoln in Chappel's painting, Lincoln's Final Hours, at Chicago History Museum and John Hay Library, Brown University.
Creator
Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Project Archivist
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
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