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A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012 10:17 AM

Here's a simple question.

Lincoln was the only president to do what?

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Rob

RE: A simple one - J. Beckert - 07-08-2012 10:22 AM

Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012 10:25 AM

Sorry Joe, that's not it.

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Rob

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 07-08-2012 10:41 AM

Obtain a patent.

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012 10:59 AM

That is correct, Laurie.

Bonus point if you can tell me what the patent was for.

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Rob

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 07-08-2012 11:49 AM

It had something to do with lifting riverboats over shoals??? That is the absolute sum total of my knowledge on engineering.

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 07-08-2012 11:51 AM

Correct. There is a model of his invention (which was never developed beyond the model stage) in one of the houses surrounding his Springfield home.

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Rob

RE: A simple one - Rsmyth - 07-08-2012 05:00 PM

Kill vampires? Oh wait, Laurie got it.

RE: A simple one - Craig Hipkins - 07-09-2012 06:35 PM

(07-08-2012 11:51 AM)Rob Wick Wrote: Correct. There is a model of his invention (which was never developed beyond the model stage) in one of the houses surrounding his Springfield home.

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Rob

Ronald White in his book A. Lincoln includes a sketch of this device. Lincoln came up with the idea in 1848 after his tour of New England on behalf of Zachary Taylor. On the way back to Illinois he was a passenger on a boat that stuck fast to a sandbar.

Craig

RE: A simple one - RJNorton - 09-02-2012 04:34 AM

I think this is a pretty easy one so I thought I'd use Rob's "A Simple One" category. The picture below is of a man named Jacob Haas. He was taken into custody three times between April 14 and April 26, 1865.

Why?

RE: A simple one - BettyO - 09-02-2012 07:44 AM

Was he arrested because he somewhat resembled Booth? As he has a moustache, a LOT of unfortunate Victorian men must have been arrested because they "resembled" JWB!

RE: A simple one - RJNorton - 09-02-2012 07:53 AM

You are exactly right, Betty. On several occasions angry mobs formed, and he was taken into custody. Each time he would prove to authorities he was not JWB. Upon his release, he would move on with his life only to have the same thing happen again.

RE: A simple one - BettyO - 09-02-2012 08:06 AM

One word, Roger -- SHAVE!! Big Grin

RE: A simple one - L Verge - 09-02-2012 10:53 AM

Terry Alford sent me a newspaper article about a Catholic priest who narrowly escaped arrest because he looked like Booth. When I get space, I will highlight it in the Surratt Courier.

RE: A simple one - Rob Wick - 09-07-2012 09:29 AM

Another easy one.

Who did this and why is it remembered?

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Rob

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