Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

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To Robert T. Lincoln [1]

Robert T. Lincoln Esq. Executive Mansion,
Cambridge Mass. Washington, July 3rd. 1863.

Dont be uneasy. Your mother very slightly hurt by her fall.

A. L.

Please send at once

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[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).

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