In November of 1861, a seventy-nine-year-old widow living in Rossville knitted a pair of socks and sent them to her cousin's nephew. The widow's name was Susannah Weathers, and her cousin's nephew was President Abraham Lincoln. He wrote back: To Mrs. Susannah Weathers Rossville, Clinton Co, Ind. Dec. 4, 1861 Executive Mansion Washington My dear … Continue reading President Lincoln’s Letter to a Rossville Relative