Telegram from President Lincoln About a $50 Draft and Goats
4/28/1864
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President Abraham Lincoln sent this telegram to to Mrs. Lincoln, responding to her request for a $50 draft and reporting on their young son Tad's pet goats at the White House.
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40Executive Mansion
Washington, April 28. 1864.
Mrs A Lincoln
Metropolitan Hotel
New York.
The draft will go to you. Tell Tad the goats and father are very well - especially the goats.
[signed] A. Lincoln
No. 9 NY
18 DH
Recd. 12,00 pm
Sent
By H
40
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of War.
National Archives Identifier: 301639
Full Citation: Telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Mrs. Lincoln, Responding to her Request for a $50 Draft and News of their Young Son's Pet Goats at the White House; 4/28/1864; Telegrams Sent and Received By The War Department Central Telegraph Office., 1861 - 1882; Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, Record Group 107; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/lincoln-telegram-goats, March 20, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
