Donner Party

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum said that Jimmy Reed, a Donner Party member, carried muster rolls with the words, “Private Abraham Lincoln” written on them. The documents detail part of Lincoln’s military service.

“We often find documents that detail fascinating stories about Abraham Lincoln’s life and times, but it is rare indeed for the document to have such an intriguing history after it was written,” said Daniel Stowell, director of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln. “That these documents detail part of Lincoln’s military service and that they accompanied the Donner Party to California makes them doubly significant.”

CNN reports that the documents reveal that Lincoln had a horse worth $85 and equipment valued at $15. The documents also say that Lincoln received one tent from the US Government, and would return it at the end of service. by indy posted

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