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Letter from Margaret M. Ackerman to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:: Ackerman, Margaret M.
Collection:: Letters to Lincoln
Location:: Dayton, Ohio
Date of Original:: 1861
Description:: Handwritten letter, 25 cm, written to President-elect Lincoln by Mrs. Ackerman, a woman who could not contribute her vote, expressing 'approbation' of the election of Lincoln as President of the United States and sending him a garment 'made with my own hands' which she hopes he will wear at the Inauguration. Autograph letter signed by Mrs. Ackerman of Dayton, Ohio to 'Hon. Abraham Lincoln.' (ALS)
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Ackerman, Margaret M.--Correspondence

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300246
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300246
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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