1. Creator/Author:
  2. Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, 1813-1888 (17)

Letter from Elizabeth Todd Edwards to Robert Todd Lincoln

Creator:
Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, 1813-1888
Collection:
Insanity File Collection; Robert Todd Lincoln Correspondence
Location:
Springfield, Illinois
Date of Original:
1876
Description:
Handwritten letter, 20 cm. Elizabeth Edwards shares her concerns about Mary Todd Lincoln obtaining a pistol and notes that Mary "has been very petulant for the past two months." Elizabeth sympathizes with Robert Todd Lincoln's difficult role as conservator for his mother.
Subject:
Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, 1813-1888--Correspondence; Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926--Correspondence; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908502619_14
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908502619_14
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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