Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May

Full Title

Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May

Description

Abigail Williams May reflected on the wider significance of the two days since President Lincoln's assassination, saying, “You will remember, forever, with satisfaction, that you were alive at this time.”

Source

May and Goddard Family Papers, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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Tags

• woman

• first reaction

• honoring

• mourning

Cite this Item

Abigail Williams May. "Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/693

Item Type

Letter

Creator

Abigail Williams May

Date

April 16, 1865

Region

Union states