1842 - Married

Resources for Teachers

• The Day Ms. Todd become Mrs. Lincoln
• Old Sturbridge Village Courtship and Marriage - This lesson contains primary source documents, grouped by a thematic topic for study. They provide historical understanding of American history during the early nineteenth century

Resources for Students

• Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln Marriage Profile

Library of Congress Primary Sources

• Mary Todd Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, seated, facing front: American Memory 
• Mrs. Abraham Lincoln: Prints and Photographs  
• Letter, Abraham Lincoln to Mary S. Owens reflecting the frustrations of courtship, 16 August 1837: American Memory  
• Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln Monday, August 6, 1860 (check): American Memory 

Other Resources

• First Lady Biography: Mary Lincoln by National First Ladies Library  
• Ch. 15 - Presidential Wives by Paul F. Boller