Bronze statues commemorate Abraham Lincoln thanking young girl Grace Bedell for advice to grow beard Westfield New York state

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During the campaign of 1860, Grace Bedell, a ten-year-old girl, wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting he grow a beard. Lincoln took her advice. On his way to the inauguration, he stopped in her home town of Westfield, New York, to thank her.

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Size: 3467px × 5200px
Location: New York State
Photo credit: © Vespasian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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