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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04420 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents: Undated |
| Title | Mary Todd Lincoln to Abram Wakeman requesting that he call on her husband and discussing the activities of "E" |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) |
| Recipient | Wakeman, Abram |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Marked private. Requests that he call on Abraham Lincoln, her husband, today. Discusses someone referred to only as "E." Remarks "The game of espionage has been going on to a greater extent, than we have imagined - If the Heavens fall E shall never be restored - Nicoli - himself says that E's mind is positively deranged." States that, "I believe, if possible I shall love & venerate my blessed Husband more than ever." Tells Wakeman to burn this note and to report back to her after he sees "this person," possibly again referring to "E." Document is not dated but previous cataloging dated it as before 1860. |
| Subjects | First Lady President Politics Government and Civics Woman Author Women's History Marriage Mental Health Corruption and Scandal Spying |
| People | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) Wakeman, Abram (1824-1889) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Women in American History; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Wakeman was a Representative from New York 1855-1857, and postmaster of New York City from 1862 to 1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |