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The Bedell House in Delphos, Ks.
Future plans for the house
Miss Grace Bedell
My dear little Miss
Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received - I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters - I have three sons - one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age - They, with their mother, constitute my whole family - As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affection if I were to begin it now?
Your very sincere well wisher
A. Lincoln
(The original letter was sold to a private party)
A new Grace Bedell letter was found at the National Archives in College Park, Md. in March of 2007. After visiting Delphos, Ks. and walking through Grace's house the Grace Bedell Foundation was established. We are in the process of submitting our non-profit application. We want to thank Earl Clarke and his family for their support in helping us to purchase the house and turn it into the Grace Bedell Museum. With your help we can accomplish this mission. We would like to be able to purchase the house and have a grand opening on November 4, 2008, Grace's birthday and in time for the Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009.
Ms. Norma Gasaway
Ada, KS 67467-7027 $5.00
Ms. Margaret Louthan
Salina, KS 67401 $100.00
Mrs. Stein’s Fourth Grade Class
Eudora, KS 66025
West Elementary $10.00
Mr. Condray’s 6th Graders
Riley Elementary
Great Bend, KS 67530 $20.00
Joanne Fitzgerald
Boscobel, WI 53805 $15.00
Barbara K. Rolph
Wichita, KS 67226 $100.00
Mrs. Arlene R. Teneyck
Wichita, KS 67206-4455 $10.00
Ms. Fayeann Sandstrum
Winfield, KS 67156-3521 $5.00
Debbie S. Lewis & Michael Jr.
Wichita, KS 67215 $10.18
Debbie S. Lewis & Michael Jr.
Wichita, KS 67215 $16.89
Mary Jane Hurley Concordia, Ks. $5.00
Marjorie Klein Delphos, Ks.
$5.00
Grace Bedell Foundation
P.O. Box 321
Delphos, Ks.
Karen Needles - 240-462-9802
Sharon Snively - 785-523-4668
