1. Creator/Author:
  2. Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926 (138)

Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to Charles Marseilles

Creator:
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Collection:
Robert Todd Lincoln Correspondence
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Date of Original:
1898
Description:
Typewritten letter, 20 cm, on Pullman Building, Chicago letterhead, addressed to Charles Marseilles, Exeter, New Hampshire, signed by Robert T. Lincoln. Letter in response to a photograph that Marseilles described as being Abraham Lincoln sharpening a pencil for his youngest son, Tad. He asks if instead it is the photo of his father and Tad looking at a photograph album. Marseilles had also made a request for timber from one of A. Lincoln's homes that Lincoln declines with an explanation.
Subject:
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926--Correspondence; Marseilles, Charles, 1846-1920--Correspondence
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300759
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300759
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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