Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death

 
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Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death
Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death
Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death
Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death

Telegram - Mary Oldham Eagle's Death

Object number2015.020.03.3
DateFebruary 12, 1903
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA telegram from James P. Eagle about his wife's ill health. The telegram is dated February 12, 1903. It reads "At best mamie can live but few days." and is signed by James P. Eagle. Mary Oldham Eagle passed away three days after the telegram was sent.

    Mary Kavanaugh Oldham Eagle was born in February 4, 1854. She was married to James Philip Eagle, Arkansas's 16th Governor. Mary Oldham Eagle took a more active role as First Lady with her interest in the sciences, women’s suffrage, and her international concerns. She played a major role in her husband's political campaigns and subsequent gubernatorial parties, even so far as to write her husband's address to the General Assembly due to his poor health at the time. She passed away February 15, 1903 and is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery.
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