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Robert Todd Lincoln writes and signs a check crediting Mary Harlan Lincoln's account with $1000.

The first page of this undated manuscript entitled "What became of John Wilkes Booth's wardrobe? The answer by McKee Rankin" is written on the back of a piece of stationery from Continental Hotel in San Francisco. The paper describes Rankin's…

A lady, possibly connected to the Edwina Booth Grossman family, writes to a much-loved man who seems to be in their New York house. On a "Mighty cold, gorgeous day" she suggests Harrison put a window in the east side of shed so he can paint there.…

A lady, possibly connected to the Edwina Booth Grossman family, writes on elegant stationery, dated Monday evening, that she misses her man very much. She chats about the house; mutual friends that include the Hines, Ina, and handymen Harrison and…

Robert Todd Lincoln writes and signs a check for $5000 to Riggs Bank.

Robert Todd Lincoln writes and signs a check for $165 on Riggs Bank for Mary Harlan Lincoln.

Robert Todd Lincoln writes the draft of a letter to Mrs. Ferguson deploring William H. Herndon's distortions and "outrages," about his father and commenting on proposals for the Lincoln home in Springfield.

George Williams writes a revealing letter to his niece regarding the accuracy of William H. Herndon's work on Lincoln and recounting much Herndon family history.

A note in the lower left hand corner of a pencil drawing of a balding man with a mustache reads: "Caricature of me by Massenguer made at Cafe Gallant Dec. 24, 1923." The drawing is thought to be of Edwin Booth Grossman. On the reverse side of the…

Jesse W. Weik writes to John E. Boos regarding various Lincoln papers and identifying certain individuals. The accompanying envelope has the Greencasle Telephone Co. return address with Weik's name handwritten above it.

Robert Todd Lincoln replies to a request from Mrs. Stuart Mosby Coleman for the names and photographs of his children and grandchildren. Lincoln understands that Mrs. Coleman is the daughter of Colonel John S. Mosby whom he "remembers very…

Lincoln scholar William Barton sends a signed typed letter to Mrs. Skeel describing work on his various books.

George C. Madison, cashier for the law firm of Isham, Lincoln, and Beale, forwards a memo to Laura Isham, the wife of Robert Todd Lincoln's law partner.

Ninety year old Philip Lord Kimball recounts hearing John Wilkes Booth and another man on a horse-drawn bus discuss the murder of an unnamed person. He later comes to understand that they may have been referring to a plot to assassinate President…

Edwin J. Foster writes: "I saw Mr. Lincoln first at Freeport Ill. When 9 1/2 years old with my father in his 2nd debate with Douglas 1858" [Signed:] Edwin J. Foster, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic." Foster served as commander…

Mary Lincoln Beckwith writes and signs a check for $20 to J. McKenney Berry.

Edgar Lee Masters writes, signs, and dates his twelve line poem "Anne Rutledge".

Ellen Hopkins writes and signs an account of the opening of Abraham Lincoln's casket in 1887 and again in 1901 noting that he has in his possession the sheet of metal cut from the section of the casket that was over the face of Lincoln. The account…

John Linden Roll signs and adds his own interlineations to a typed manuscript entitled "The Story of the Rolls" that recounts the story of the Roll family and its connection with Abraham Lincoln. John Roll is the last living member of his family to…

Marie Harriman Gallery issues a press release for its exhibition entitled "Paintings by Edwin Booth Grossman: Jan. 13 - Feb. 1, 1941" held at its New York City gallery. Edwin Booth Grossmann painted landscapes and marine studies in a style derived…

Tania Nadel writes Edwin Booth Grossman that she enjoyed his show at the Marie Harriman Gallery and would like to buy a canvas that is not too expensive. Nadel's letter includes its envelope.

Thre Trust Department of The American Security and Trust Company of Washington, D.C., issues its typed statement of the Mary Harlan Lincoln Trust Account for the period of Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 1942. The statement is composed of nine pages stapled…

John Linden Roll forwards various Lincoln materials to John E. Boos for his Lincoln collection. Roll's large collection of Lincoln materials is becoming "...quite a burden in caring for it and entertaining the many callers and correspondents." As a…

Mary L. Hooff writes to Gerard J. Buchman forwarding a letter found her brother found that was addressed to Samuel Bland Arnold with "some connection" to John Wilkes Booth.

The last leaf of a six page letter by Ann to Franklyn Lenthall describes how she and husband Peter walked into an empty old house in Fishkill, New York, where they found in the only thing left in the house, a trunk in the basement, a piece of Booth…