Istvánovits Eszter (szerk.): A nyíregyházi Jósa András Múzeum Évkönyve 56. (Nyíregyháza, 2014)
Helytörténet - Mohácsi Endre: Kossuth Lajos levele a Jósa András Múzeumban
Kossuth Lajos levele a Jósa András Múzeumban Irodalom Jaulusz-Hatvany 1919. Agg Kossuth levelei egy fiatal leányhoz. Szerk. Jaulusz Ilona - Hatvány Lajos. Pallas Irodalmi és Nyomdai Rt., Budapest 1919. Kossuth-Radó 1902. Kossuth Lajos válogatott munkái. Szerk. Kossuth Ferencz - Radó Antal. Remekírók képes könyvtára 10. Lampel Róbert Rt. Könyvkiadóvállalat (Wodiáner F. és Fiai), Budapest 1902. Mohácsi Endre Jósa András Múzeum 11 4401 Nyíregyháza Pf. 57. e-mail: mohacsiendre@gmail.com Lajos Kossuth’s letter in the Jósa András Museum After the failure of the Liberation War, Lajos Kossuth (1804-1894) until his death lived and represented the issue of Hungarian liberty in exile. After the early death of his wife and daughters he settled down in Italy, Torino. Although he lived in privacy, he played a definitive role in political life both in Hungary and abroad. While arranging the library of the Jósa András Museum a letter was found through which we get insight into the family life of Lajos Kossuth. It also helps us to get a better understanding of the old politician. The document was written in 1886. He sent the letter to his son Ferenc, who worked in Italy as an enginer and was found of painting as an amateur in his leasure time. The main topic of his letter was Kossuth’s portrait painted a year earlier, in 1885 by Vilma Parlaghy and its comparison with his son’s painting depicting his father, made in 1886. Kossuth was proud of his son’s artistic talent and felt sorry that he had not recognised this earlier, in which case Ferenc’s life could have taken another direction. Endre Mohácsi Jósa András Museum H-4401 Nyíregyháza Pf. 57. e-mail: mohacsiendre@gmail.com 281
