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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07619 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Mary Todd Lincoln to Leonard Swett re: opposing re-election of [Lyman] Trumbull |
| Date | 12 January 1867 |
| Author | Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882) |
| Recipient | Swett, Leonard |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "[K]nowing all [Trumbull's] cold selfish treachery towards [Lincoln], can you not write today, to influential parties in S. and tell them the whole truth." Mrs. Lincoln also denies Mrs. McGuinness the gift of Lincoln's cane, calling her a "low Copperhead." Written on mourning stationery. |
| Subjects | First Lady President Reconstruction Politics Women's History Gift Copperheads Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Trumbull, Lyman (1813-1896) |
| Place written | [s.l.] |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Women in American History; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |