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- A Sad Revelation
- Creator:
- Chicago times (Chicago, Ill. : 1854 Weekly)
- Collection:
- Insanity File Collection
- Location:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Date of Original:
- 1875
- Description:
- Clipping from newspaper, 57 cm, describing at length the symptoms of Mary Todd Lincoln's mental illness and the trial of May 19 declaring her insane. The article describes her extravagant spending on her wardrobe and her fears for her life and shares testimony given in court by friends, family, acquaintances, and medical doctors regarding her behavior and its diagnosis.
- Subject:
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents
- Format of Original:
- Newspaper clipping
- Item ID:
- 71200908502634_1
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Digital File ID:
- 71200908502634_1
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Download:
- PDF (180.45 KB)