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A7031-1
Date(s)
- 1938-02-12 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Mrs. Margaret Graffin, 77, of 3114 No. Mullen St., holds the rolling pin that was once greatly feared by a young Abraham Lincoln. At 15, Mrs. Graffin married the son of Judge Herndon, the brother of Lincoln's law partner William Herndon, in Springfield, Illinois. When the Herndon home was remodeled, some of the Lincoln memorabilia and their accompanying stories were sent to her home for storage. The rolling pin was used by Lydia, the Herndon family cook, to protect her freshly baked gingersnaps from a young Abe and his friends. (T. Times, 2/12/1938, p. 1).
Graffin, Margaret; Lincoln, Abraham--Associated objects;