E.G. Brewster correspondence, 1861.

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E.G. Brewster correspondence, 1861.

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ALS (1861 February 20; Oxford Furnace) written by Brewster discussing Abraham Lincoln, Grace Bedell, and Bedell's letter to Lincoln in which she recommends that he should grow whiskers. Also mentions transactions in the mercantile trade.

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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...

Bedell, Grace, 1848-1936

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At the age of eleven, Grace Bedell Billings (1848-1936) of Westfield, New York, wrote to Abraham Lincoln shortly before he was elected President of the United States suggesting that he wear a beard to improve his appearance. Lincoln replied to her letter without committing himself to growing a beard, but nonetheless began wearing one soon thereafter. From the description of Grace Bedell Billings letter to J. W. Walton, 1911 October 30. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record ...

Brewster, E. G., approximately 1836-

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Merchant of Oxford, N.J. From the description of E.G. Brewster correspondence, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613325715 ...