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Title: Was Abraham Lincoln a spiritualist?
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Maynard, Nettie Colburn, 1841-1892
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Spiritualism
Publisher: Philadelphia, R. C. Hartranft
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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furlough isgranted—A present of a hundred dollars—I arrange tostay in Washington—We are invited to the White House,where we hold a stance that is of historical importance— So this is our little Nettie—President Lincoln is ad-vised upon the Emancipation Proclamation, that it is to bethe crowning effort of his administration and his life—The President states that pressure was being brought tobear upon him to suppress the enforcement of the procla-mation—My child, you possess a wonderful gift, butthat it is of God I have no doubt.—Notes. ABOUT half past eight oclock of the evening ofthis day I was lying exhausted on the sofa,when a carriage halted at the door. Mr. Laurie en-tered hurriedly, asking if the children had gone(Parnie and myself). Mr. Foster explained that wewere still there, and the reason therefor. Mr. Laurieseemed delighted that we had been delayed ; and cameat once to my side, and kindly said, Get ready atonce and go to my house with me, and I think we can
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MRS. MARY IJXCol.X.From photograph from life, presented l>y her to Mrs x C. Maynard. FIRST MEETING WITH LINCOLN. 65 remedy the loss of this furlough. It was a ray oflight in dense darkness. Without saying a word, Ihastily prepared myself and was surprised to find amost elegant carriage at the door to receive us. Itscrimson satin cushions should have told me whose car-riage it was ; but my mind was so fraught with mytrouble that I barely noticed the fact that a footmanin plain livery opened the door for us, and we weresoon on our way to Georgetown. On my arrival Iwas astonished to be presented first to Mrs. Lincoln,* * At this time Mrs. Lincoln* was a prepossessing-lookingwoman, apparently about thirty years of age, possibly older,with an abundance of rich dark-brown hair, large and impres-sive eyes, so shifting that their color was almost undecided,their brightness giving a peculiar animation to her countenance.Her face was oval, the features excellent, complexion whiteand fair, te

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