ALS, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, April 3, 1853. Four weeks after leaving the presidency, Fillmore informs his brother of the death of his wife. In part: "My Dear Brother Charles, My dear wife is no more. She died at Washington on Wednesday the 30th ult. and we left with her remains the next day for this place, and arrived here night before last, and she was buried yesterday. Her disease was inflammation of the lungs arising from a severe cold…which soon terminated in a dropsy of the lungs. She bore all her sufferings with uncomplaining fortitude…without a struggle or a groan. The rest of my family are here, and as well as could be expected, but as are all saddened with grief." In very good to fine condition, with a few small repairs on the reverse. Fillmore married Abigail Powers in 1826 and she served as an assistant throughout his political career. At Franklin Pierce's inauguration, she caught a cold. She died three weeks after Fillmore retired from the presidency and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo. A significant, intimate Fillmore family letter.Format: ALS