The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
LETTERS OF HISTORIC VALUE
iRE TO ~ PRESERI ED ~ THE
LIBRtRI or CONGRESS.
Tue. were lR the IlSU-e Piies ami are
yellow with Age one From NarthA
Warrington sRd one Prem Ilneosn's
widow ASKING ISr . Yearly Pension.

WARRINGTON. March Letters OF
great historical value covered with dust
and yellow from age. now lying IN hes IN
the House wing % the capitol. are to he
pstChed up and transferred TO the files OF
the Library Of Congress. there a. he pre-
served Three or four of these letters
Mere read m the House to-day, one written
by Martha Washington. snother bearing
the sigma tiIr- " Mary Todd Lincoln and
two others written hy Washington. one
To- Lafayette acKnow Lodging the French
man, services "a the budding republic
and he Second setting forth Wa=hingtOn's
interest ,n the appointment Of Col. Hanson
Harrison. brother 10 William Henry Har-
ri-ou = "a member of the supreme Court.
lu,'s,. letters were dragged from the
Hnusa uI"- hy Representative O'Conneil
al Mass ,ChuSetts to-day rs evidence thnt
unless the documents seIuestered there
were not removed to the Library % Con-
gress where they could he cared for. they
would he soon destroyed by dust and ~
usage Mr. O'Connell reported resolu-
tiou providing for the transfer Of the
Documents to the Library 81 Congress and
It No promptly passed
The Martha Washington letter read by
Mr. OCnnnell hears the date ~ 1909 and
was written az Mount Vernon. Va. to the
Speaker ~ the House ~ Representatives
IN Dsc"inbsr. 1909 u relates Ia the de-
sir" W the Government. expressed at the
tim". T." cnton,b washington's remains in
IN" crypt 1T tho Capitol Later the ~
mains werr placed ~ tomb At Mount
Vernon. where rh"v now r~pose Mrs
Washington was loath ~ consent ~ the
81, II h..r kt1ahaW.A
th. Capitol Hrr. : her letter Ga the
Speaker 1T an" hnu-":
ST Mnr. I foo tho ksrne., anguish
over the etc di,psn~ation oT Providence.
rauuut i-. u-susrh's 90 tho rnournfui
irtu.r'n- r--Ic.t ami generation pkt,h
are rati tho ,u"ucrv II NV poor de- Na~ed
lusbtu.i ANA IFS h~=t s@rvUes and
most anNiou- i-n-. were always devoted
- ~" welfare aud ulrrrnr~s Of tb" country,
10 know. fhs' they 0"r" irrIiN appreciated
and s-trsfulI. r.r,srr l-.r.d affords me no
1p, on-l drr.. b,- 'nu-o','inu
IauH'f hy tho greatc>i example whh h
hal - Iong before mic never 80 oppcse
nv url,ats wishes to tho pubir viii must
consent - m. request made nv congress.
which YOU have n" good viii 20 trans
mr. o." NO ami IN tong tins need not
Dauuur -sr hat sacrifice ri Individual
feeling ! nsk" 30 >en-~ nj public duty
cd
ui.i- sn"d thanks FOR ihr pcr~onal r~~p~c'
and ., id"n"-- oi 'nnioi~n'e- ezprss-@i
10 congress ,nd Yourself 7 reusiu. very
rr-U-.vtfull, sir. Our most ohedieni servant.
NsrTHA ssHINOToN.
The Is'tcr from Mrs LlnColn was written
soon uf'"f the war from FRANKFORT Ger
many where she had gone for her health. !
She. " toie g., The Spssksr IT the HouSe that
she a. ~ ,i'r~ straits financially and 81
thar a u"us,un bee granted 10 her w the
soon sft"rN1rd Congress ,
G,Iac,si IN" narnc vt Mr. LnColr On the I
PENSION roll 80 a. OOi = vSar Nrs Ian 4
rolu'- letter reads - follows
~ I nsf~s.rh 'uo-' vcspertflr.Iv pre- .
sr-' - 10. honorable" IIou~" ~ Representa- .
'i,~- 90 sTr.r's'tnn ''r r~n-iou am .
W uirr 81 . I'rs. r,ieni - 'ha I'D state
% boz" lIfs 80 .1,rt0'.'i IN NJ npun'ry'~
rsu-~ lhs' -ad ..iari'y has very greatly I
impaired uus health ana hy the sdytre f,
10 ~, !rnE-f,lsu have ',,tn~ over - Ger /
'ts - tut'r 20 :" leo t'Alr But nv financial .
'r~su~ 81" no. p"ru.G ~" 80 tab" advantage
~ 80 urgcnr nd,i," gwen me nor 'an ! /
i.s m . .rHr" 10, oulnS = .iioW ~ the
mot isgI- rate Of nation. although [.
i've a. -."uorI, 1i'v =. I possibly can.
~ on liberation Of 'hs great Ssryt'o~ NV
.isarf. ps.i", - husband las rendered 10
he tur"t ~'sf~S Sud " no fssriu, io>S
I.,' .ns'sln"t ~ hrt untinsiy dssth.
1i- mar'f rIn'u I War - I respectfully
-pnrlu o." oar h"uorah " body this petit
t"r 'urIng hp' ,esr,, pension ma, ~
granted rrr -n 'hp' may have les psyuni-
20, 'st- remain mo- r--pe"'iulv
Mp. Z LINCOIN