Close search
naf-site-logo.svg

A National Archives Foundation educational resource using primary sources from the National Archives

naf-logo-primary-blk.svg

ATTENTION: Due to routine maintenance, some features of DocsTeach will be unavailable from 9 pm ET on Tuesday, Nov 9 until 8 am ET on Wednesday, Nov 11. Please do not create, edit, or add any activities or primary sources during this time. Students should not submit responses during this time. Any work drafted or submitted during this time may be lost. You will still be able to access saved activities and primary sources. We appreciate your patience.

[printfriendly current='yes']
Print

Letter to President Lincoln

making-connections icon
Making Connections

Read Annie Davis’s letter to President Lincoln, and the document that follows the letter each time. Reply to the question and decide whether that document would have freed this enslaved woman.

Be sure to click on “View Primary Source Details” for help interpreting the document.

public-domain
To the extent possible under law, National Archives Foundation has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Letter to President Lincoln”