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Subtitle: Mansion for Mrs. Lincoln.
Title: Elevator - April 21, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The editor shares a suggestion made by a resident of Vallejo, California that each African American donate one dollar to buy a home for Mrs. Lincoln in the location of her choice.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Subtitle: The Lincoln Mansion and John Brown Cottage.
Title: Elevator - June 2, 1865
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)
The writer notes that these two homes, suggested as donations from African Americans to the widows of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, are now presenting political issues for politicians who want to claim credit for the idea.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page