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On his inaugural train journey to Washington D.C., President elect Abraham Lincoln stops in Westfield on February 16, 1861, to meet 11-year-old Grace Bedell, who had written to Lincoln the prior year, suggesting he grow a beard to improve his appearance and win more votes. Lincoln, reportedly saying, "Gracie, look at my whiskers. I have been growing them for you". Read the letters.
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