Letter written to Elizabeth L.C. Dixon from Mary Lincoln
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Title
Letter written to Elizabeth L.C. Dixon from Mary Lincoln
Subject
Lincoln assassination-- Mary Lincoln
Description
CHS Accession Notes:
Ms. 56141 Mary Todd Lincoln letter, 1865 October 13, Chicago, to Elizabeth Dixon.
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.
Donated by Miss Elizabeth D. Welling. April 1947.
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!".
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.
Ms. 56141 Mary Todd Lincoln letter, 1865 October 13, Chicago, to Elizabeth Dixon.
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.
Donated by Miss Elizabeth D. Welling. April 1947.
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!".
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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Mary Todd Lincoln
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