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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08085 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1837 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Mary Owens regarding marriage |
| Date | 7 May 1837 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Vineyard, Mary Owens |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | To the woman he almost married: "Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented." Owens rejected Lincoln's marriage proposal in 1837, the second of the three main loves of Lincoln's life; Anna Rutledge, Mary Owens and Mary Todd. Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. I 1824 - 1828. |
| Subjects | President Women's History Marriage |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Vineyard, Mary Owens (1808-1877) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |