"The Genuine Rail"
National Museum of American History

"The Genuine Rail"

Lincoln, Abraham · 1829-1830

wood (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Piece of fence rail with affidavit from John Hanks, Abraham Lincoln’s cousin. The affidavit reads: “This is to certify that this is one of the genuine rails split by A Lincoln and myself in 1829 and 30.”

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