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01-17-2017, 04:02 PM, (This post was last modified: 01-17-2017, 04:05 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

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RE: Lincoln's birthday

(01-17-2017, 05:40 AM)Steve Wrote: Looking at Lincoln's collected works for anything that mentions his age prior to 1850, I found this May 26, 1830 petition signed by Lincoln as a "qualified voter" in Decatur, Illinois. The voting age in Illinois at the time was 21.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/linc...w=fulltext

Good idea to ckeck this, and one valid argument! (Just curious - in order to qualify I wonder how age was proven in those days? If someone couldn't come up with a birth certificate?)

(01-17-2017, 01:01 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Hopefully folks with younger eyes than me can tell what Deborah Smallwood looked like.

Roger - I don't know but guess W.H. Mumler took the photo...

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Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-11-2017, 07:44 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-11-2017, 11:59 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-11-2017, 01:29 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by L Verge - 01-11-2017, 08:12 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by wpbinzel - 01-12-2017, 12:30 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-12-2017, 10:45 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-12-2017, 01:22 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-12-2017, 11:56 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-12-2017, 05:10 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Gene C - 01-12-2017, 06:37 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-12-2017, 06:47 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-12-2017, 07:01 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-12-2017, 09:09 PM

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RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-12-2017, 11:18 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-12-2017, 11:29 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-12-2017, 11:38 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-13-2017, 02:17 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-13-2017, 02:29 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Gene C - 01-13-2017, 03:15 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-13-2017, 03:17 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by STS Lincolnite - 01-16-2017, 06:56 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by ELCore - 01-16-2017, 07:38 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-12-2017, 11:57 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-13-2017, 01:56 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-13-2017, 02:41 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-14-2017, 04:52 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-14-2017, 06:29 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-14-2017, 09:56 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-15-2017, 02:37 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-15-2017, 05:26 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-15-2017, 12:55 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-15-2017, 02:51 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-15-2017, 05:06 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-15-2017, 10:47 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Ed Steers - 01-16-2017, 05:33 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-16-2017, 10:48 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-17-2017, 05:40 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-17-2017, 04:02 PM

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RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-18-2017, 11:27 PM

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RE: Lincoln's birthday - by STS Lincolnite - 01-19-2017, 11:10 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by ELCore - 01-21-2017, 06:33 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-16-2017, 10:46 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-16-2017, 11:13 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Ed Steers - 01-17-2017, 04:17 AM

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RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Ed Steers - 01-17-2017, 04:15 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-19-2017, 12:11 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-20-2017, 08:23 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Gene C - 01-19-2017, 01:58 AM

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RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Steve - 01-19-2017, 05:43 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Susan Higginbotham - 01-19-2017, 06:25 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Gene C - 01-19-2017, 08:38 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-19-2017, 11:43 PM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by Eva Elisabeth - 01-20-2017, 03:18 AM

RE: Lincoln's birthday - by RJNorton - 01-20-2017, 01:03 PM

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