Abraham Lincoln and religion . ciety would like to have the book, I bought it to hold itfor them until such a time as they can determine that they can or can notbuy it. If they can not buy it,I will then have to dispose of it. I amvery doubtful if they v/ill ever be able to buy it. Enclosed find some photographs of the transactions. One was intendedto show me handing the check to the trustees and receiving from one ofthem the book,but it is not a very good picture. You may keep the pictures. Again thanking you for your valuable information,! am Yours very truly. August 2k, 19U3 Mr. Kllbert B«n
Abraham Lincoln and religion . ciety would like to have the book, I bought it to hold itfor them until such a time as they can determine that they can or can notbuy it. If they can not buy it,I will then have to dispose of it. I amvery doubtful if they v/ill ever be able to buy it. Enclosed find some photographs of the transactions. One was intendedto show me handing the check to the trustees and receiving from one ofthem the book,but it is not a very good picture. You may keep the pictures. Again thanking you for your valuable information,! am Yours very truly. August 2k, 19U3 Mr. Kllbert B«nnett ^ Spencer Couotgr Eletorloal SooletyBookport^ Znd. Nj dear Mr. Bennett: May I thank you for your letter vltb reapeot to theaoqulaltloQ of the yaluable Old Pldgeon Baptlat Churoh recordbook end we are happy to know that It la now preaerved. Ve are oapeolally thankful for the ploturee vhloh glredifferent phaaea of the traneaotlon. Very truly youra. LAV: IB Director \ ^^ Hilbert Bennett Pays $1,000For Old Church Record Book. HILBERT BENNETTHolding Old Church Record Book (By Bess V. Ehrmann) Historians and collectors of Lincolnbooks, letters, documents and manu-scripts would have been interested inwitnessing a recent transaction whichoccurred on June 22, 1943, down in theLincoln country of Southern Indiana. It was about four oclock in the aft-ernoon, when a small group of peopleassembled at the Old Pigeon CreekBaptist Church in Spencer County,where in 1819 a log building was erect-ed by Owen R- Griffith and ThomasLincoln, assisted by Lincolns son, Abe,ten years of age. Old Pigeon Church was organized in1816 in Warrick County and in a shorttime was moved to its present locationabout a mile south of Lincoln City onground donated by Noah Gorden andSamuel Howell. This original log church has beengone for years, but in its place standsa quaint, little, white, frame church, ina setting of old trees, lush grass andwinding paths which lead to thechurch and to the old burying groundbe
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