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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882

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Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Augustus Everett Willson to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Willson of Kentucky praises the speech President Roosevelt recently gave at the Abraham Lincoln celebration in Kentucky, and relates the enthusiasm that Kentuckians have for Roosevelt. Willson regrets that he did not get a chance to present Andrew Cowan, his wife Anna G. Cowan, and Emilie Todd Helm, half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, to Roosevelt. Willson and his wife Mary are coming to the inauguration, and will stay with Associate Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan a few days beforehand.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-15

Creator(s)

Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

The assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States

The assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States

Charles A. Leale, who was the first physician on the scene when President Abraham Lincoln was shot and stayed with him until he died, recounts in clinical detail the events of that night. He outlines how he and others treated Lincoln both at Ford’s Theatre, and after he was moved to home of William Petersen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1865

Creator(s)

Leale, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1842-1932