Elizabeth Todd Edwards correspondence, 1860-1861.
- 15 items.
Open to research.
Letters written by Edwards primarily from Andover, Mass., to her daughter and son-in-law, Julia Cook Edwards Baker and Edward Lewis Baker, in Springfield, Ill., relating chiefly to family affairs. The letters include references to Edwards's sister, Mary Todd Lincoln; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Abraham Lincoln's presidential nomination; and Edwards's trip to Washington, D.C., for Lincoln's inauguration.
Sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. Married Ninian Wirt Edwards, 1832.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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Baker, Edward Lewis, 1829-1897 --Correspondence. Baker, Julia Cook Edwards, 1837-1908 --Correspondence. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Inauguration. Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
Presidents--Election--United States--1860.
Andover (Mass.)--Social life and customs. Springfield (Ill.)--Social life and customs.