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Mary Todd Lincoln: Autograph Letter Signed to Isaac Newton Arnold....
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Description
Mary Todd Lincoln: Autograph Letter Signed to Isaac Newton Arnold. Two pages of a bifolium on mourning stationery, 4 1/4" x 6 1/4"; [Chicago, IL]; November 13, 1872. Lincoln writes Isaac Arnold, in full: "Dr. Miner has just called, with the two papers-also he has left me a copy of something which he wrote and was published, I believe. I enclose it to you. I received a telegram from my son, last Saturday morning just as he was sailing from Liverpool." Signed at conclusion, "Mary Lincoln." Ink notation on verso in unknown hand.Isaac Newton Arnold (1813-1884), was a Chicago attorney, congressman, and one of Abraham Lincoln's closest friends and early biographers. Following Lincoln's assassination, Arnold remained in frequent correspondence with Mary Todd Lincoln and served as a trusted intermediary in matters relating to Lincoln scholarship, reminiscences, and posthumous publications.
Condition: Flattened folds with minor toning. Second leaf is reinforced along edges. Stray ink mark on verso.
Auction Info
2026 March 18 The Dan Madsen Collection of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Memorabilia Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6335 (go to Auction Home page)
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