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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04030 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1860 |
| Title | Mary Todd Lincoln to Fanny Barrow regarding the impending civil war |
| Date | 31 December 1860 |
| Author | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) |
| Recipient | Barrow, Fanny |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Barrow for the box of books she sent for her sons and states it arrived the day after her son William's birthday. She then writes of the impending Civil War, "Trusting that the gloomy cloud which hangs over our beloved country may soon be dispelled and that peace and harmony may be restored." Addressed to Barrow in New York City. Year inferred from envelope. |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Gift Library Holidays and Celebrations Civil War First Lady |
| People | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) Barrow, Frances Elizabeth (1822-1894) Lincoln, William Wallace (1850-1862) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Barrow was the author of popular children's books and wrote under the pen name, Aunt Fanny. William Lincoln died from an illness in the White House in 1862. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |