Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Lincoln, Mary Todd. 'Mary Todd Lincoln to William H. Herndon' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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Note from page 326: 1. Note in top margin in MTL's hand: Private — please burn — . Though not given, the year of the interview is put beyond doubt by Robert T. Lincoln's letter to WHH of October 1 (§257).

Note from page 326: 2. MTL is confused about the date. This letter was written in 1866, but September 4 was a Tuesday.

Note from page 326: 3. This refers to a fragment in WHH's hand, presumably clipped by MTL from a note sent by WHH to Robert T. Lincoln: Robt — I want to give a sketch — a short life of your mother in my biography up to her marriage to your father — or say up to 1846 — or 1858 — . I wish to do her justice fully — so that the world will understand things better. You understand me. Will she see me. (Herndon-Weik Collection. Manuscript Division. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. 3774)