Show LETTER WRITTEN BY LINCOLN III no s man prizes rel c of the great pres dent cassius irving of metamora mettamora Me tamora III decently lecent ly obtained possession of a let ter written by abraham lincoln oct 3 1863 from pekin III to peter doty circuit clerk at Me tamora at time the letter refers to a suit rending in the woodford Wood tord county court the epistle is written on blue paper being so folded as to answer with out the necessity of an envelope it is fastened with a red water wafer and Is marked paid three cent no post age stamp being used the rating stamp is very plain mr irving has refused an offer of for the letter he also has a four post bedstead ot of black walnut which stood for fifty years in the parlor of the metamora mettamora Me tamora house built in 1843 lincoln frequent ly slept upon this bed mrs spears an english woman was the proprietor of this hostelry fot tor many years lin coin coln always stopped at mrs spears tavern when some of the effects of the hotel were sold recently mr irv ing bought most of those with lincoln associations |