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Mrs. Lincoln. Starting Interview Upon Her Case With Judge Bradwell - He Considers Her a Wronged Woman
This newspaper article provides the details of Mary Todd Lincoln's imprisonment in an insane asylum and how the Bradwell couple fought for her freedom. President Lincoln's widow was committed to an asylum after a court found her to be insane. This…
The Pen That Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
This pen signed arguably one of the most famous documents in American history, the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln used this pen during his entire presidency, as the caption states. The pen was then gifted to Myra Bradwell by Mary Todd…
Letter from Myra Bradwell to Abram Wakeman
In this letter, Myra Bradwell contacts Abram Wakeman on behalf of Mary Todd Lincoln, seeking assistance in proving her sanity and leaving the "insane asylum." The widow of Abraham Lincoln was committed to the institution by her only living son,…
Letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to Myra Bradwell
In this letter to Bradwell, Robert Todd Lincoln shares his disappointment that aunt Elizabeth Edwards is too unwell to visit his mother at Bellevue Place. He asks Myra Bradwell to visit less often, bring no one to visit Mary Lincoln that he does not…