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" The mother gave her permission. Grace's father was a Republican her two brothers were Democrats. Grace wrote at once to the "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Esq., Springfield, Illinois," in which she told him how old she was, and where she lived that she was a Republican that she thought he would make a good President, but would look better if he would let his whiskers grow. If he Toms Ballet Flats would do so, she would try to coax her brothers to vote for him. She thought the rail fence around the picture of his cabin was very pretty. "If you have not time to answer my letter, will you allow your little girl to Toms Shoes Clearance reply for you?" Cheap Toms Shoes Lincoln was much pleased Toms Tangerine Shoes with the letter, and decided to answer it, which Toms Shoes Sale he did at once, as follows "Springfield, Illinois, October 19, 1860.

"Miss Grace Bedell. "My Dear Little Toms Shoes Outlet Miss Your very agreeable letter of the fifteenth is received. I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughter. I have three sons one seventeen, one nine and one seven years of age. They, with their mother, constitute my whole family. As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think Toms shoes people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I should begin it now? Your very sincere well-wisher, A. LINCOLN." When on the journey to Washington to be inaugurated, Lincoln's train stopped at Westfield. He recollected his little correspondent and spoke of her to ex-Lieutenant Governor George W.