Andrew Cowan : papers, 1909-1919.

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Andrew Cowan : papers, 1909-1919.

Correspondence of Andrew Cowan as chairman of the Lincoln Centenary Committee of the State of Kentucky in 1909, when the Lincoln birthplace farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky was dedicated; list of members of the committee; and program of exercises. Also correspondence of Cowan as chairman of the Lincoln Memorial Committee for the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Building near Hodgenville in 1911; a list of members of the committee; and Cowan's personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln.

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The Filson Historical Society

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Kentucky. Lincoln Memorial Committee

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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...

Cowan, Andrew, 1841-1919.

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Louisville businessman and civic leader. From the description of Andrew Cowan : papers, 1909-1919. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49212100 ...

Kentucky. Lincoln Centenary Committee

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