Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Mrs. Milton C. Egbert1Jump to section

Executive Mansion Washington,
Mrs. Milton C. Egbert. Jan. 9. 1865

Col. Forney assures me that you will not be displeased if I tender, as I most heartily do, my sincere thanks for your munificient Christmas donation of five thousand dollars to the sick and wounded soldiers in the Philadelphia hospitals. Your Obt. Servt.

A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS-P, ISLA. On January 7, 1865, John W. Forney wrote Lincoln: ``About a month ago Mrs. M. C. Egbert, through her husband, Dr. Milton C. Egbert, of Venango Co. Penna. sent Five thousand dollars for a Christmas dinner for

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the sick and wounded soldiers in the hospitals in Philadelphia. This was the result of benevolence and patriotism. . . . The husband of Mrs. Egbert is an immensely wealthy man, having amassed a very large fortune out of the oil trade. . . . Mrs Egbert is a young and accomplished woman much beloved by a large circle of friends in Philadelphia. These friends are now exceedingly anxious that you should address Mrs. Egbert a line . . . alluding to the noble donation she has made. . . . Her address is Mrs. Milton C. Egbert, Egbert Farm, Venango Co. Penna. If you will write the lines . . . and send the note to me I will forward it to her friends in Philadelphia. . . .'' (DLC-RTL).