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Lincoln was poor bed partner, says man who tried to sleep with him

Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles
Source:
Wisconsin State Journal
Publication Date:
Feb 11, 1923

General Information

Name(s)
Lincoln, Lincoln Abraham 1809 - 1865; Hanks, Hanks Lucien S. 1838 -
Collection
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles
Wisconsin
State
Dane
County
Madison
Community

1920-1929
Decade
Unique ID
BA15683

Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection

The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.

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The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

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Hanks, Lucien Stanley

Hanks, Lucien Stanley

1838 to 1926

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Abraham Lincoln's last visit to Wisconsin and how Lucien S. Hanks had a bad time trying to sleep with him

Abraham Lincoln's last visit to Wisconsin and how Lucien S. Hanks had a bad time trying to sleep with him

Aug 25, 1918

Madison Democrat

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Lincolns both found peace here

Lincolns both found peace here

Feb 12, 1922

Milwaukee Sentinel

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Citizen was lost to state

Citizen was lost to state

Feb 11, 1934

Milwaukee Journal

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Janesville mansion sheltered Lincoln in 1859 - his last visit to Wisconsin

Janesville mansion sheltered Lincoln in 1859 - his last visit to Wisconsin

Feb 12, 1935

Milwaukee Sentinel

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When Mrs. Abe called Lincoln 'You old fool'

When Mrs. Abe called Lincoln 'You old fool'

Feb 08, 1931

Chicago Sunday Tribune

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