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Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/...43606.html
Amazing! Thank you for posting this, Kieran!
Didn't know that!
Interesting! Thanks for posting that article.

Craig
Mary, and all the Todds, were proud of the family's Scots/Irish background. I wonder if this donation was given by her request, or if she even knew of it.
That was a lot of money back then. I'm reminded of the famous "Irish Brigade" that would serve Lincoln so well during the Civil War.
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