Personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, 1926 Feb. 24.

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Personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, 1926 Feb. 24.

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Brief reminiscences of seeing Abraham Lincoln at various times in 1864-1865, on the street, while she was on her way to and from work at the Treasury Dept., and at military hospitals, where presumably she served as a volunteer, recalling in general the cumulative effect of the war on Lincoln's demeanor and in particular his suffering in sympathy with wounded soldiers.

1 item (2 leaves) ; 23 x 17 cm.

Brown University, Brown University Library

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Marcotte, Anna M., 1842-1935.

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