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Lincoln’s Thin Wallet or New York Millionaires
President Lincoln explained his thin wallet to a gathering of New York millionaires, at the White House, in 1862. The wealthy powerbrokers were distressed with recent Union defeats and paranoid regarding the safety of themselves and their metropolis. Lincoln attempted to allay … Continue reading
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