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Letter, soliciting Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine (recovered from Lincoln Home)

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Title
Letter, soliciting Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Description
  • ____ln M.C./...City/D.C. (M.C., "Member of Congress"). L 6 1/2" x W 4 3/4".
  • Springfiel_/A. Lincoln/I have much solicitude... Address side
Interpretation
This three piece letter solicits Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine. The letter was discovered in the walls of the Lincoln Home during the 1987-1988 restoration.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
16 History  
Source
Found in north kitchen wall, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Letter  
  • Paper  
  • Written Communication  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial Coverage
Early Victorian, Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1847/1849
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1304
Date Created
06/05/03
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLetter, soliciting Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Description
  • ____ln M.C./...City/D.C. (M.C., "Member of Congress"). L 6 1/2" x W 4 3/4".
  • Springfiel_/A. Lincoln/I have much solicitude... Address side
InterpretationThis three piece letter solicits Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine. The letter was discovered in the walls of the Lincoln Home during the 1987-1988 restoration.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards16 History  
SourceFound in north kitchen wall, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Letter  
  • Paper  
  • Written Communication  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Spatial CoverageEarly Victorian, Springfield (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1847/1849
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1304
Date Created06/05/03
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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