To Robert T. Lincoln1Jump to section
Robert T. Lincoln Esq. Executive Mansion,
Cambridge Mass. Washington, July 3rd. 1863.
Cambridge Mass. Washington, July 3rd. 1863.
Dont be uneasy. Your mother very slightly hurt by her fall.
A. L.
Please send at once
Annotation
[1] D, RPB. The telegram is not in Lincoln's handwriting. On the morning of July 2, while riding from the Soldiers' Home to the Executive Mansion, Mrs. Lincoln fell from the carriage during a runaway (New York Times, July 3, 1863).