Eddie Lincoln's Birthday

[Eva Elisabeth]

(03-10-2015 03:58 PM)STS Lincolnite Wrote:  I do have aquestion for you. It is in regards to the spelling of the little boy's name. It has been my understanding (I think someone told me once) that in all known correspondance from Mary and Abraham that they referred to him as Eddy (spelled with a y, not an ie at the end). I have not researched the primary documents myself but when referring to him when I write, I want to be accurate in so far as how his parents would have spelled his name. In your research, did you come across any doucments that would confirm how his name was spelled by his parents?
Thanks!
Scott

Scott, here's the first page of A. L.'s letter to Mary of April 16, 1848:
   
As you can see, he spelled the name with a "y" at the end. Now there's still Mary to check...