Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, April 14, 1865

Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, April 14, 1865

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Bruce Steiner of South Amherst, Ohio purchased this note at a flea market in Ashtabula, Ohio. The note reads "Let this man enter with this note. A. Lincoln April 14, 1865," the date of Lincoln's assassination. The man mentioned by Lincoln is, unfortunately, unknown. Steiner contacted the Papers of Abraham Lincoln Associate Director John Lupton who found that, although sloppy, the handwriting was similar to Lincoln's such as the way he crossed his t's in a semi-circle pattern. The pen strokes of the date are also identical to other letters written by the president. In April 2007, the document was added to the Papers of Abraham Lincoln database.

Abraham Lincoln

Papers of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield (OH)

Bruce Steiner of South Amherst (OH)

Lincoln Editor, July - Sept. 2009, Vol. 9, Number 3, The Quarterly Newsletter of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln, http://www.papersofabrahamlincoln.org/NewsletterPDFs/EDITOR33.pdf

Lincoln Editor, The Quarterly Newsletter of Abraham Lincoln, http://www.papersofabrahamlincoln.org/NewsletterPDFs/EDITOR33.pdf

April 14, 1865

Kristina Kuehling

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"Let this man enter with this note
A. Lincoln
April 14, 1865"