Son of President Abraham Lincoln (1843–1926) who served as Secretary of War in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. TLS signed “Robert T. Lincoln,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, Pullman Building, Chicago, letterhead, July 16, 1910. Letter to Francis Miller at the Journal of American History. In part: “Of course I know of the Brady collection. I have a vague remembrance that I had something to do with purchasing them for the War Department…I can tell you that you will look in vain for a negative of myself taken in uniform, because no photograph of me was ever taken that I am aware of, and there were no snap shots in those days. There is probably known to you a small engraved Lincoln family picture, in which I am represented standing in uniform. It is a fake picture, The portrait of myself was taken from a college time carte de visite and the uniform drawn from imagination.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one passing through a single letter of signature, scattered toning and soiling, and an ink notation to top. Lincoln spent much of his time protecting his family against sensation seekers and speculators. Referencing an engraving called ‘Lincoln at Home" a favorite Civil War period decoration, showing the President, Mrs. Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln in uniform. RR Auction COA.
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