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Identifier: reminiscencesabowilinc (find matches)
Title: Reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Presidents
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ase at first, butmy mother explained she was awidow and Mr. Lincoln would goout of his way to help widows andorphans. So he took the case. In those days women didnt havethe legal right to handle property,and in such a case had to have aman represent them. The estate was divided up-half to me and half to my mother,Mrs. Wyatt went on. Mr. Lincolntook care of both halves, mymothers as her lawyer, and mineas my guardian. I can still remember when heused to bounce me on his knee. Hewas a lot of fun. MRS. WYATT LAST SAW Mr. Lincoln when she was 11 years old,but she vividly remembers theCivil War. Wars were terrible in thosedays. No one did anything for thesoldiers. Their food was awful, andthey had no shelter, she recalled. The little, wrinkled old ladyglowed when she spoke of thegreat events of her life gone past.But it was a different story whenshe discussed the present. Ive always dreaded old age.Its a terrible thing, she com-mented. I cant see well and amhard of hearing. I am not blind.
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9 < Kji tft- Thanksgiving day and birthday—the 97th—were all rolled intoone yesterday for Mrs. Mary Wyatt of Arvada, who was once award of Abraham Lincoln and recalls being bounced on the knee ofthe Civil War president. —Rocky Mountain News Photo. you understand. I can see people,but I cant read a paper any more. Ican hear one person at a time, too,but when everyones talking atonce, I cant make out what theyresaying. ^ ■ ■■. MRS. WYATT DOESNT re-member exactly when she came toColorado—sometime around 1900.She lives with her brother andsister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. E. L.Foster, who have lived at theArvada address for 51 years. He only daughter died 40 yearsago. Her second husband died fiveyears ago; her first about 60 yearsago. But the old lady is sprightly andseems to. have an excellentmemory. She was a bit embar-rassed when they brought the cakewith nine burning candles on it. She blew the candles out with asingle puff. But the wish shewished upon them—that was apriv

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