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Dennis F. Hanks biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln's childhood

Description

Autograph manuscript signed. Note by Lincoln's cousin, beginning "This Biographical Sketch is written by request of an old friend." With cabinet card photograph of Hanks, 1891. (1 page)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1889
Call number
HM 15608
Creator
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Lincolniana collection, January and April 1914.
Purchased from Judd Stewart, 1922.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Civil War collection, March 1914.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Mark P. Robinson collection, February-March 1918.
Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale, January 1917.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby sale, March 1, 1917.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Booth, John Wilkes, (1838-1865.)
Cameron, Simon, (1799-1889.)
Chase, Salmon P. (1808-1873.)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885.)
Herndon, William Henry, (1818-1891.)
Lambert, William H. (1842-1912,)
Lamon, Ward Hill, (1828-1893.)
Lincoln, Mary Todd, (1818-1882.)
Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869.)
Stephens, Alexander H. (1812-1883.)
Stewart, Judd, (1867-1919,)
Trumbull, Lyman, (1813-1896.)
Welles, Gideon, (1802-1878.)
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