Humorous story by Abraham Lincoln
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten humorous story. The item is unsigned but the story was one known to have been told on occasion by Abraham Lincoln. In part it reads: "He said he was riding bass-ackwards on a jass-ack through a patton-cotch on a pair of baddle-sags ..."
Dates
- approximately 1850
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Humorous story by Abraham Lincoln must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
American lawyer in Illinois and sixteenth president of the United States.
Extent
1 item (1 p.)
Custodial History
Donated by Brent Ashworth in 1985. Part of the Bette B. Ashworth memorial collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Brent B. Ashworth; 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Humorous story by Abraham Lincoln
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 October 7
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States