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Letter Lincoln Wrote to Boy After Inauguration for Sale

A letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief is being sold in Philadelphia.

Lincoln sent the letter from the White House to 8-year-old George Patten two weeks after his March 1861 inauguration.

The youngster had been mocked by classmates for saying he'd met the 16th president with his father, a journalist. His teacher wrote Lincoln to uncover the truth.

Read entire article at AP