Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home
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| Title | Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home |
| Description | Letter. "Wednesday Night./March 11, 1846./Friend Lincoln./Your epistle of 8... (letter of two paragraphs follows).../Yours Infinitely/ David ___ckin__on." On the address side of the folio, "A. Lincoln Esq/Springfield/Illinois." In the upper left corner is a round postmark "Lacon/Mar/18/ILL." There is no writing on the interior of the folio. H 9 1/2" x W 7 5/8". |
| Interpretation | The contents of the letter relate to the need for a political convention. The letter itself was recovered from the walls of the Lincoln Home during the 1987-1988 restoration. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | David ___ckin_on |
| Source | Found in north kitchen wall, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL |
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| Spatial Coverage | Early Victorian, Springfield (Ill.) |
| Temporal Coverage | 1846 |
| Collection Publisher | Lincoln Home National Historic Site |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | LIHO 1300 |
| Date Created | 06/05/03 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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Letter, recovered from Lincoln Home |