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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02490.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Members of Lincoln's cabinet: 20 letters & docs |
| Title | Robert T. Lincoln to C.W. Goff declining an invitation to speak at a Memorial Day service due to ill health |
| Date | 23 April 1926 |
| Author | Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926) |
| Recipient | Goff, C.W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Declines an invitation to speak at a Memorial Day service in South Manchester, Connecticut because of ill health. Addressed to Goff as Chairman, Memorial Day Committee, South Manchester. |
| Subjects | President Children and Family Holidays and Celebrations Military History Health and Medical American Statesmen |
| People | Lincoln, Robert Todd (1843-1926) Goff, C.W. (fl. 1926) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, died just a few months after this letter on 25 July 1926. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |