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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)
Coverage-Year
1847/1849
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
Resource Type
Still image
Source
Found in north kitchen wall, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Early Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Letter  
  • Paper  
  • Written Communication  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 1304
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleLetter, soliciting Lincoln's assistance in an application for a patent of a medicine (recovered from Lincoln Home)
Coverage-Year1847/1849
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
Resource TypeStill image
SourceFound in north kitchen wall, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-SpatialEarly Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Letter  
  • Paper  
  • Written Communication  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 1304
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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