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d June 3, 1861. Tell my children to obey the lawsand uphold the Constitution. 29 A custodians cottage is now being erected on this site, a new ironfence is being installed and other improvements are under way. Aregister will be kept for visitors following out the plan inaugurateddirectly after the… … Douglas Monument. 30 THE LINCOLN HOMESTEAD. THE LINCOLN HOMESTEAD, the only residence everowned by Abraham Lincoln, and the one occupied by him atthe time of his nomination and election to the presidency,situated at the northeast corner Eighth and Jackson streets, Spring-field, is a plain, old…
