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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Printed check accomplished and signed ("A. Lincoln"), Springfield, [Illinois], 17 November 1859. 1 page, oblong, 57 x 192 mm. (2 1/4 x 7 9/16 in.), clean slit cancellations discreetly repaired, small circular punch cancellation at left-hand portion, very slightly faded. An attractive check printed in blue ink in several typefaces, with a large vignette of a two-masted steamship and other ships, by "Richards & Smith, Printers." Lincoln orders payment of $10.00 to "Wife."
$10.00 TO "WIFE" FOR SOCKS AND CLOTH
On November 17th, it is recorded that Mary Lincoln went shopping and purchased "socks and cloth" at C.M. & S. Smith's store in Springfield. See Harry E. Pratt, The Personal Finances of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill. 1943, p. 160.
$10.00 TO "WIFE" FOR SOCKS AND CLOTH
On November 17th, it is recorded that Mary Lincoln went shopping and purchased "socks and cloth" at C.M. & S. Smith's store in Springfield. See Harry E. Pratt, The Personal Finances of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill. 1943, p. 160.