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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [$10.00 Check to Mary Todd Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03875 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Document signed Date: 17 November 1859 Pagination: 1 check ; 5.6 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Check signed by Lincoln payable to "wife." Printed in blue ink, drawn on the Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company. Printed by Richards & Smith.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882

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