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From: rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist)
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Subject: Re: Lincoln's coffin
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Date: Fri, 2-May-86 14:57:21 EDT
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The last person to see Lincoln's body was still alive as of a few
years ago.  Yankee magazine had an article on him;  I believe
that it has been reprinted in a hardcover "Best of Yankee"
collection as well.  Sorry, I don't have the references for
exact titles/dates.

Basically, he was about 11 years old when they last opened the
coffin to move Lincoln's body.  His father was on the group
of official witnesses when they opened the coffin, and arranged
to slip his son into the cemetery to watch.  (Gee, thanks Dad!)
The facial features were still intact, but were covered with a 
fine white mold. The article is quite interesting in a macabre
way.
-- 
"As head of all criminal activity here in Casablanca, I am
a prominent and respected citizen." -- Sidney Greenstreet
Rick Keir -- just down from the Oyster Tank -- UWisc - Madison
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