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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04923 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Mary Todd Lincoln to Mary Ann Dana expressing sympathy for the illness of her husband |
| Date | 27 March 1866 |
| Author | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) |
| Recipient | Dana, Mary Ann |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | President First Lady Death Lincoln Assassination Assassination Marriage Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) Foot, Mary Ann Danna (fl. 1827-1866) Foot, Solomon (1802-1866) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |