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Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to William O. Stoddard

Creator:: Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Collection:: Robert Todd Lincoln Correspondence
Location:: Manchester, Vermont
Date of Original:: 1911
Description:: Handwritten letter, 21 cm, on Hildene, Manchester, Vermont letterhead, signed by Robert T. Lincoln. Lincoln had some dealings with a person named Spencer to whom he paid $1,000 "and a year later [Spencer] came back for $100,000!" Spencer then went around Chicago to Lincoln's friends and tried to get money for his "Memorial" from them.
Subject:: Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926--Correspondence; Stoddard, William O., 1835-1925--Correspondence

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300788
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300788
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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