Delphos
The home of
Lincoln's Little
Correspondent
Grace Bedell Billings
1848 - 1936
At the age of 11, Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote Candidate Abraham Lincoln on Oct. 15, 1860 suggesting that he grow a beard. She felt . . . — — Map (db m79927) HM
Childhood Home of Grace Bedell 1848 - 1936. In 1860 she wrote A. Lincoln suggesting he would look better with a beard. He responded & took her advice. — — Map (db m150387) HM
The meeting of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln and his famous correspondent, twelve-year-old Grace Bedell took place on February 16, 1861, in Westfield at the train station. Prior to this, Grace had penned a letter to Lincoln suggesting that . . . — — Map (db m64706) HM
