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RE: Possible Lincoln artifact discovered! - Eva Elisabeth - 07-06-2016 08:07 AM
That is what I feel, too - it simply doesn't match what is known about Tad.
For comparison:
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Here's a sample of Willie Lincoln's handwriting at age 11 - sorry, no scan, just a photo:
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RE: Possible Lincoln artifact discovered! - L Verge - 07-06-2016 04:53 PM
I am not intending to be disrespectful of the initial carving that we have been analyzing here, but I wonder if whoever carved TAD into the chest of drawers could have accomplished something like this in later life. Truly remarkable.
http://www.metaspoon.com/tree-trunk-carving-art/
RE: Possible Lincoln artifact discovered! - Eva Elisabeth - 07-06-2016 05:12 PM
That's awesome, Laurie!!!! I love carvings - this definitely beats all I've ever seen!