Lincoln, with 51 others, signs letter to Mrs. Mozart expressing appreciation of her concert, and asking her to sing again on her return from Jacksonville, which she does Tuesday. Illinois State Journal, 11 January 1859; Abraham Lincoln et al. to Mrs J. M. Mozart, [10? January 1859], CW, 3:350.

Mrs. Lincoln buys 8-pound turkey (80¢) at Smith's store. Pratt, Personal Finances, 154.