Letters, Nov. 11, 1860, 1882.

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Letters, Nov. 11, 1860, 1882.

Letter to his sister, Lottie, from Indianapolis writes of his trip to Niagara Falls and Lacrosse, Wisconsin and describes the falls and the Wisconsin country side. He has heard several "Republican speeches" from Wm. Seward, B.F. Wade and Owen Lovejoy. In Springfield, Ill. met his "brother-in-law Senator Trumbull" and met with "Mr. Lincoln twice" and gives his impression of him. Was given an autographed picture and letter by Lincoln. News clipping, 1882, re: George F. Smith. Letter from Agnes L. Smith, his daughter, explaining the letter and clipping.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Smith, George, 1831-1895

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Resident of Southington, Connecticut where he was a bank president, minor city office holder, and in Plantsville, Ct was a partner in H.D. Smith & Co. who were the oldest carriage hardware makers in the country. From the description of Letters, Nov. 11, 1860, 1882. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54901209 ...

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...

Smith, George Francis, 1831-

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