The little girl who told Abe Lincoln to grow a beard

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c. 1846

Springfield, Illinois — Early portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

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He would look better if he wore whiskers,
and I mean to write and tell him so.
11-YEAR-OLD GRACE BEDELL TO HER MOTHER, 1860

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Abraham Lincoln became president of the United States in October 1860...

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