Letter: Normal, [Ill.], to J[esse] C. Green, West Chester, Pa., [18]86 July 31.

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Letter: Normal, [Ill.], to J[esse] C. Green, West Chester, Pa., [18]86 July 31.

Sends copy of Abraham Lincoln's autobiography through brother Kersey H. Fell; postscript states brother Kersey was first to suggest Lincoln's name for the presidency.

1 item (3 p.); 23 cm.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Green, Jesse Cope, 1817-1920

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Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Fell, Kersey H., 1815-

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Bloomington, Illinois, lawyer and businessman; brother to Jesse W. Fell. From the description of Documents, 1839-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366199 From the description of Letters: Bloomington, [Ill.], to J[esse] C. Green, 1886 July 22 and 31. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366230 ...