Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Mary Todd Lincoln1Jump to section

Mrs. A. Lincoln Washington,
Boston, Mass. Nov. 9. 1862

Mrs. Cuthbert & Aunt Mary want to move to the White House, because it has grown so cold at Soldiers Home. Shall they?

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, CSmH. This note sent by telegraph bears the operator's time notation ``10.10 am.'' Mary Ann Cuthbert was seamstress, and later ``stewardess'' at the White House; ``Aunt Mary'' Dines was a colored nurse employed by the Lincolns.

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