Cornelia Dyer Heile Letter, 1928 May 27

File — Box: 4258.001, Folder: 4

Letter from Cornelia Dyer Heili to Mr. Reynolds, May 27, 1928

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains one letter written by Cornelia Dyer Heile to a man she calls Mr. Reynolds on May 27, 1928. It is evidently a response to Reynolds's inquiry about reminiscences of the "Greatest man the world has ever known": Abraham Lincoln. Heile recounts a childhood meeting with Lincoln shortly after the election of 1860, her memories of his assassination and of his body lying in state in Chicago, and of going to school with Lincoln's son Tad after his father's assassination.

Dates

Creation: 1928 May 27

Creator

From the Collection: Hall, Wade (Donor, Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Cornelia Dyer was the daughter of Dr. Charles Volney and Louisa Dyer of Chicago. She was born on October 7, 1851. She married Adolph Heile on November 4, 1870, in Chicago. (Source: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dyer-4610, accessed on June 15, 2011.)