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Lock of Hair From Mary Todd (Lincoln's Wife)

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Lock of Hair From Mary Todd (Lincoln's Wife)
The lock of hair was taken from Mary Todd, where she kept the original lock. The lock was sold in the Sotheby park beret sale of the world famous Roy P Crocker historical document collection of the Lincoln savings and loan association, November 28 1979 lot 260. It was purchased there by Malcom Forbes Sr. And sold by the Forbes collection at Christie's. Hair from Mary Todd Lincoln is about 100 times as scarce as that of her martyred husband Abe.