Ellen Wilson

First lady (born 1860) and wife of Woodrow Wilson who died on August 6, 1914, less than two years into her husband's first presidential term. Woodrow Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt the following year. Rare TLS signed “Ellen A. Wilson,” one page, 4.75 x 6.5, Princeton, New Jersey letterhead, November 13, 1912. Letter to her friend, Mrs. Reid: in full: "Many thanks for you kind thought of us. It is hard to be forced for want of time to answer such a letter with a few hurried lines, but I am sure that you will understand the heavy pressure which we are all under just at present. In any case I could not easily tell you how much we are helped by such generous expressions of friendship and confidence in Mr. Wilson. When we return from our vacation we will be in Princeton until March and I look forward with the greatest pleasure to seeing you and Mr. Reid at Bella’s." In fine condition. This letter was written a mere eight days before Woodrow Wilson was elected as the 28th president of the United States. Given her early death, Ellen Wilson remains among the rarest of all first ladies.

Format: TLS