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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1809 - 1865

Biographical History

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was a lawyer and politician from Illinois. He served as the 16th president of the United States between 1861 and 1865.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Humorous story by Abraham Lincoln

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321595]
Identifier: MSS SC 2276
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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Humorous story by Abraham Lincoln

Republican Party tickets

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7464
Abstract

The National Union tickets are tickets for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson in the 1864 election.

Dates: 1864
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Republican Party tickets

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