Lot 123
Mary Todd Lincoln, Widow of President Abraham Lincoln. Free frank signature "Mary Lincoln", on mourning cover addressed in her hand to David Davis as Judge of Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., bold strike of "Chicago Ill. Dec. 3" c.d.s.; small cover tear, Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
In May 1865 after President Lincoln's assasination, Mary Todd Lincoln and her sons, Robert and Tad, left Washington D.C. for Chicago. They resided there until leaving for Europe in 1868.
David Davis, Lincoln's campaign manager in 1860, was appointed by President Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1862. In 1877 he resigned from the Court to become a U.S. Senator for Illinois.
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| Realized $5,750 |
