Marriage certificate, from the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

Early Victorian, Springfield, IL
1842

Description

Yellowed marriage certificate for the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee on November 24, 1842, in Springfield. The certificate is signed by N.W. Matheny. Note below printed area in ink: "Solemnized by me on the/day and date above written/Charles Dresser." Marked on back: "E.S. Barnes & Caroline S. Inslee No. 2802." L 7 3/4" x W 6".

Interpretation

November of 1842 must have been a very busy month for the Rev. Dresser as earlier in the month (November 4th) he had officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.

Lesson Plans / Themes

How we learn about communities
Antebellum Society and the Civil War
American Communities in History

Learning Standards

16 History

Author or Creator

Dresser, Reverend Charles
Matheny, N.W., clerk

Source

Purchased from The Railsplitter Auction, New York, NY

Subject / Keywords

Marriage
Dresser, Rev. Charles
Acquaintances
Wedding
Victorian
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Collection Publisher

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

LIHO 9459

Date Created

06/09/03

Resource Type	image
Title	Marriage certificate, from the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee
Coverage / Year	Early Victorian, Springfield, IL 1842
Description	Yellowed marriage certificate for the wedding of E.S. Barnes and Caroline Inslee on November 24, 1842, in Springfield. The certificate is signed by N.W. Matheny. Note below printed area in ink: "Solemnized by me on the/day and date above written/Charles Dresser." Marked on back: "E.S. Barnes & Caroline S. Inslee No. 2802." L 7 3/4" x W 6".
Interpretation	November of 1842 must have been a very busy month for the Rev. Dresser as earlier in the month (November 4th) he had officiated at the marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.
Lesson Plans / Themes	How we learn about communities Antebellum Society and the Civil War American Communities in History
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Dresser, Reverend Charles Matheny, N.W., clerk
Source	Purchased from The Railsplitter Auction, New York, NY
Subject / Keywords	Marriage Dresser, Rev. Charles Acquaintances Wedding Victorian Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Collection Publisher	Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	LIHO 9459
Date Created	06/09/03

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