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JJA.2014.2CDescription
This is a documentation letter stating where the lamp mats came from. The letter is dated July 23, 1952 from Ada Bridges. The letter reads, "These early lamp mats were made by Mrs. Audubon. The winter which she spent in the Lincoln Homestead. Mr. Audubon that same winter did some exploring in Labrador. He was accompanied by Mr. Thomas Lincoln, for whom Mr. Audubon named the Lincoln Finch. The mats were given to me by the late Mrs. Autum Lincoln whose husband was the last of the General's descendants. Ada Bridges."Collection
Kerstin Houger Collection