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Letter to Madame Berghmans
Mary remained secluded in her room in the White House for over a month following her husband’s death. On May 22, 1865, as she finally prepared to leave, she wrote to her friend Madame Berghmans and bid her farewell. She wrote, “I go hence, a broken hearted woman, without my beloved husband, who was every thing to me, I do not have the least desire to live.”
- Title:
- Letter to Madame Berghmans
- Creator:
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- Origin Date:
- May 22, 1865
- Object ID:
- 71200908300506