Talk:Grace Bedell

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He later met with her.[edit]

This phrase is true? No source, nothing added to it, just a "o btw, he met her".70.49.65.176 (talk) 06:54, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The source is actually given for the entire introduction. From that article: "Following his election he happened to travel through Westfield and asked to see his “little correspondent.” When she met him on the station platform, Lincoln pointed to his bearded face and said, “You see, I let these whiskers grow for you, Grace.” Today statues of Abe and Grace commemorate this poignant moment in Westfield." WeisheitSuchen (talk) 12:05, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Letters[edit]

Having the full text of correspondance is not appropriate for Wikipedia. Anonymous101 (talk) 15:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree, I think it is very informative. --68.0.213.208 (talk) 04:28, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How so? — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 16:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Normally, I'd agree with Anonymous101. However, the letters are the only thing Bedell is famous for; they're what people are going to look for if they're looking for information. I'm inclined to retain the full text. WeisheitSuchen (talk) 16:20, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Any Handwriting Analysis[edit]

Have there been any handwriting analysis comparing the letter in question with later handwritings of Grace, say like checks written, or other later correspondence. 71.127.17.39 (talk)

I'm not aware of any handwriting analysis, but there doesn't seem to be any dispute about who authored the letters. The second letter found in 2007 does tend to reinforce the idea that all the letters are genuine. WeisheitSuchen (talk) 23:32, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'Recieve' changed back to 'Receive'[edit]

Greetings! I changed the word 'receive' to 'receive', and noticed it was reverted back. Was there something I did that was incorrect? Was the original spelling the one used in the 19th century? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FortitudineVincimus (talk • contribs) 18:14, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Receive is the proper spelling of receive. Remember, I before E except after C, although some words break that rule, like eight for example. Ferretman1 (talk) 01:40, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Born in Westfield?[edit]

The article states that Grace was born in Westfield, NY. However, in the letter she wrote to Lincoln when she was 15, she stated "We have always resided here excepting the two years we were at Westfield.", which implies she neither lived in Westfield at the time of writing, and that she had only resided in Westfield for the two years during which she wrote the first letter (when she was 11). ENumC (talk) 15:06, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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