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Abraham Lincoln artifacts to be auctioned to pay off foundation’s debt
The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln ...
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Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent
This replica was built by the Smithsonian in 1978 for long-term display to preserve the fragile original. NMAH/SI Upon hearing the name Abraham Lincoln, many images may come to mind: rail-splitter ...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Stained Gloves From Night of His Assassination Among Items Up for Auction in Chicago
The “Lincoln’s Legacy” collection up for auction features 144 items chronicling Lincoln’s personal and political life, from ...
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The True Story Of John Clem, The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...
Abraham Lincoln Memorabilia Auction Racks Up $7.9 Million
An anonymous buyer purchased the three top-selling items, including a pair of blood-stained gloves that the president had on ...
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Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction
The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction.
Abraham Lincoln artifacts — including blood-stained gloves — raise nearly $8 million for foundation
The items, which were intended to be part of a permanent collection at the Lincoln Presidential Foundation in Illinois, were ...
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Was Abraham Lincoln America’s First Gay President?
Abraham Lincoln ... In the same way, Lincoln’s writings and personal conduct present a mixed picture. He courted three women before getting married. The first died, the second he apparently ...
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THE SOLITUDE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN; Typical Reminiscences Illustrating a Life Whose Deepest Moments Were Lived Alone.
S time passes the historic Lincoln ... 1860 and that Abraham Lincoln would be nominated for Vice President. Lincoln, in his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858, gained the first recognition ...