Ellet

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An acquaintance named Elizabeth Ellet encouraged Maggie to fight for her legal rights as Elisha’s widow.

From Literature

Ellet was that rare thing in the nineteenth century, not only a female author but one who had written about both women and scandals before.

From Literature

With Maggie’s input, Ellet ghostwrote a book about Maggie and Elisha’s relationship.

From Literature

Robert Kane received notice that Ellet had prepared a book manuscript and that it contained transcripts of Elisha’s letters to Maggie.

From Literature

An article on July 11 about a letter from Abraham Lincoln that sold at auction, using information provided by the Raab Collection, misidentified one of the three generals Abraham Lincoln mentioned in an Aug. 19, 1861, letter to Charles Ellet Jr., an American civil engineer and Union Army colonel.

From New York Times