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Plaque on Building
Photographer: William Pfingsten
Taken: May 31, 2008
Caption: Plaque on Building
Additional Description: The first biography of Abraham Lincoln
was published Feb. 11, 1860 in this building in the Chester County Times as an editorial by HJoseph J. Lewis. The autobiographical material was furnished by Lincoln through Jesse w. Fell, former Chester Countian. Lincoln is quoted as saying that this editorial was an important factor in his nomination for President of the United States
Marked by
Chester County Historical Society
1947
Submitted: June 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p24999
File Size: 0.893 Megabytes

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