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$25,000 for Abe Lincoln's Hair

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A lock of President Abraham Lincoln's hair was hammered at $25,000 in an auction held in Dallas, Texas. The hair was cut off of Lincoln's head by the Surgeon General at the time, Joseph Barnes, right after John Wilkes Booth committed the assassination. The item was consigned by the son of a Fort Worth, Texas consigner. The lucky buyer of the hair was not disclosed.
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Here's a Great Holiday Gift: Abe Lincoln's Autograph for $900,000

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A Civil War related document signed by President Abraham Lincoln is up for sale, available from the Raab Collection in Philadelphia. The document is dated is dated April 19, 1861. It is offered at a reasonable $900,000 . The document involved the blockade of blockades of Confederate ports. This strategy was considered an act of war.
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