ABRAHAM LINCOLN & 11 Year Old Girl Grow a Beard Whiskers Folklore 1861 Newspaper
In response to the call a lassie made her way through the crowd, was helped on the platform, and kissed by the President.". In October 1860, 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, wrote a charming letter to Abraham Lincoln, who had just been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, suggesting he grow a beard to improve his appearance and appeal to voters, particularly noting that “all the ladies like whiskers.”.
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In response to the call a lassie made her way through the crowd, was helped on the platform, and kissed by the President.”. In October 1860, 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, wrote a charming letter to Abraham Lincoln, who had just been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, suggesting he grow a beard to improve his appearance and appeal to voters, particularly noting that “all the ladies like whiskers.”.
