Piece of Chestnut Fence Rail
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Description
The object is a small piece of wood that was once a part of a chestnut fence rail that was carried by Henry R. Hall in a Wide Awakes torchlight procession during Abraham Lincoln's 1860 campaign in Cairo, Illinois. The wood piece is attached to a sheet of paper that also bears two other pieces of paper containing provenance information. The first is signed by E. K. [Banks?] and the second is signed by R. Gerald McMurtry.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
3 3/4 inches (length of wood piece)
Materials and Techniques Display
wood (plant material)
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
wood (plant material)
Class
organic materials
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
Found in envelope with item #s 8263 and 8265.
ID
8264
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.