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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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, when she lives in Georgetown? adding, Ifyou would so much like to meet with her, I will sendher a note this morning, asking her to appoint a timeto receive us. To express my pleasure would be im-possible, as I had all a young girls enthusiasm forpleasant reading, and to me, one who could writebooks appeared to belong to another world. In duetime a reply came to Annas note, inviting us to attendher reception on the following evening. My friend,Miss Hannum, did not care to go. I well rememberthe lovely moonlight night, mild and balmy. Takingthe horse-cars, we were at our destination in less thanan hour. Birds Nest Cottage, the fanciful yetfitting name Mrs. Southworth bestowed upon herhome, was a pretty, low cottage, overlooking thewaters of the Potomac. It was covered with vines,and I could clearly see that in the summer it must bea beautiful and picturesque spot. It had been sur-rounded by flowers, the evidences of whose past ex-istence appeared on the sides approaching the entrance.
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MRS. K. D. K. X. SOUTHWORTH.From photograph from life, presented by her to Mrs. N. C. Maynard. NEW ACQUAINTANCES. 147 We were received by a colored man, who directed uswhere to lay our wraps, and were then shown into thedrawing-room, a long, low-ceiling apartment, hand-somely furnished, which was already well filled withladies and gentlemen in brilliant evening dress. Amongthe gentlemen the uniforms of the army and navy pre-dominated. We took seats in a corner, where we couldview the gay scene around us, when my attention wasdirected to a beautiful girl seated at the piano, playingsome low, sweet melody that rippled pleasantly throughthe flow of conversation without interfering with it.She was not above the medium height, but I think herface the most beautiful I ever saw. Her complexionwas dazzling fair, her eyes a deep, dark brown, whileher hair was of that rare shade, brown in theshadow, gold in the sun, and hung in long curlsover her neck and shoulders. Expressing to my friendmy ad

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