John Parker

[Dawn E Foster]

Did Mary Lincoln often sign her correspondence "Mrs. Lincoln?" I checked Eisenchiml's book and underneath the facsimile of the letter it states "Original Letter In Possession Of Author." Eisenchiml has been dead for the better part of a half century, does anyone know where the original letter is today? It would be interesting to see what a handwriting expert would say about it's authenticity.

Craig

Sources and locations of the letters

1865

April 3. Certification. MS., Ill. State Hist. Lib., Springfield, Ill.