The Boston Globe, August 5th, 1997
WASHINGTON -- Abraham Lincoln and his wife retreated in grief here after the death of their son. The wartime president and his family found a few moments of peace and solace here amid war and struggle. The Great Emancipator learned of the Union victory at Antietam here, repaired to the second-floor office and worked on a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. This small cottage on the outskirts of Washington that served as Lincoln's summer White House stands so far from the daily commerce of politics that it is all but forgotten. No one visits. No post cards are available. No guidebooks tout ...
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