Nancy Hanks' lineage

[Steve Whitlock]

Here is an excerpt from Mrs F. J. Schafer's letter that is of interest.

"All photographers I have talked to say it is a coppied (sic) picture from a daguerrotype and coppied later on as during the civil war but was not taken on paper as I told you that it was during the war that my father obtained it."

I'm not certain what she is saying there, but it seems to me that the Thomas Lincoln photo may not be as genuine as stated by the Lincoln relative, (certainly it isn't an original photo if "coppied") and the piece of cardboard with the name and dates for Thomas Lincoln may not prove anything. Yes, the John Johnston family could well be the Lincoln relatives.