Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-05
Important Letter from Mrs Mrs. 1inoollpp,])
Her Complaints of the Ingratitudd
.dof RepubIican Omce-seekers.- (.

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The; announcement, already has, beer
msde 10 these columns that. Mrs. Abrahapt
Linc6ln, widow of tile late President, wa
compelled to dispose ofsome of her person
al7effects in order to exc out the slender in
come which remained to her after the set
clement of her husbands estate, and tina
she was, in fact, In this city, under the as
sumed din anne. of MrsdClarkeFfor the purpos
of experimenting the sale of her property
As Mrs. Lincoln is no longer anxious
withhold from the public the facts in tn
case, there can be no IMPROPERLY in i'm
parting further Information upon the sub
ject, as obtained, from the, lady herself.
-ITHElPRoPERTY; LEFT BY MR.. LINCOLN
Upon the death of Mr.. Lincoln an effor
was made TO appropriate for his wife ant
family the sum that he would have receive
from the. United States had he lived to fin
ish his second term of office to-wit: $lO0,
600; but it resulted in appropriating bu
$25000. the amount of one years salary a
President Of this sum, $1,000 were re
qaired to- discharge certain standing obli
CATIONS, leaving about $22.000ti which, witt
the house and lot in Springfield, ILL.,, own
ed by Mr.. Lincoln previous to his electioii
to the Presidency in 1860, was all the prop
efty which fell to Mrs. Lincoln. Her pres
ent income, she states, is but $1;700 year
of which $500 comes from the rent of he
old house in Springfield. 1t appears from
this that Mr.. Lincoln not only saved NJ
money while he occupied the White Houst
but really lived beyond his income, which
in connection with the natural reluctanc
of his widow toIreturn to the simple styif
of living to which she had been used be
fore her residence in Washington, has com
PEELED her to part with some of her person
al effects at the present time. 29aId --il
~ LETTERS FROM MRS. LINCOLN. -
=, Appended are several letters written b;
Mrs. Lincoln in relation to this most un-
pleasant business, the contents of whic
will surrrise the public. The first, in or
der OF their date, appears to be the follow
ing :7oT23fi 80 s-..ft" 9fai1 4.-ai'1t' '.o'.1 g"
o. II s73i1 9"CHIcAGo, September 1, 1867.
"MR. BRADY: A notice In a New 4 or
paper having attracted my attention, tha
you sold articles of value on commission
prompts me to write you. The articles ;
am sending you to dispose of were gifts
dear friends, which only urgent necessit
compels me to part with, and am espee
tally anxious that they shall not be sacri
feed. The circumstances are peculiar an
painfully embarrassing, therefore hop
you will endeavor to realize as much
possible from them. Hoping soon to hea
from you, i remain, very respectfully
yours. ,I.rr es is-sslr) es'I 80 si7guaI mi
al .s..-f. 80. ''MRs. A. LINcoLN."s
THE ARTICLES FORWARDED TO NEW YORK.
The next letter, bearing the same date
the preceding, is as follows:
CHICAGO. Sept. l, 1867.
''Mr. Brady, Commission Broker, 600 Broad
eody, Neto YORK; i,-=.iot,'l - "'".,
~" have this day sent to you persona
property which am compelled to PAL
with, and which you will find of consider
able value. The articles consist OF ton
eamers hair shawls. lace dress snd shawls
a parasol cover. diamond ring, two clres
patterns, some furs, &C.. Please have thel
appraised, and confer by letter with m,
Very respectfully, pay. ."'1I ''.1, -