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Examples of Letter Writing Making a Difference

HISTORICAL

Einstein's Letters to President Roosevelt

The development of the H-Bomb was influenced greatly by letters written from Albert Einstein to President Roosevelt.

A Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Horace Greeley

Greeley was the Editor of the New York Tribune and had written an article that was critical of Lincoln. Lincoln's response displays his desire to "save the Union".

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

8-year old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to The Sun in New York asking if there really is a Santa Claus. Her letter, along with a reply, was famously printed in 1897.

Colonel William Barret Travis' Letter at The Alamo

This is a letter from Colonel William Barret Travis written from the Alamo just before he was about to make his final stand. The letter itself is hard to read, but there is a translation link underneath.