Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) to Mary Ann Foot
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04923 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1866 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Expresses deep sympathy for the illness of her husband, Senator Solomon Foot, and refers to her own trials, "I pray that our Heavenly Father may be merciful to you . . .and spare you the cup of affliction, which I have been called upon, so freely to drink. I have passed through such a baptism of sorrow as but few have known." Laments that it would have been better if Abraham Lincoln had passed away after an illness so that she would have been able to say goodbye to her husband. Written on mourning stationery.
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