Show I I I I WilEN KENNEDY MET LINCOLN N J O t t The death Is announced here of Theodoro V Kennedy who was fond Of rolat big Ing an experience lie he once had with President Lincoln Whorl lie Civil war wat bogan Mr Cr nod nedy was wa Oral sergeant o of com company pan B 13 Thirteenth New York Infantry Upon word reaching Now New i york ork that thal his reg was not to goto oto the lie front young K Kennedy started for or with witha a letter of Introduction to President Lincoln from Ol George Georgo Opdyke For ten tun days he hun hung around the White While but lie he did not reach the On the morning of April 30 1 1862 young Kennedy Kenned passed the guards wall walked to President room and knocked on the door Como Come In said the President who had not nol yet el hail had his breakfast anti and was wearing lila his Kennedy ap approached preached and handed the tho letter of In to Lincoln The President the young man mati on his hh enthusiasm and talked for fOl nearl an hour with him Then he be wrote notes to the tho secretary of war and aud General I requesting them to do doI what thc they could for the non nervy Non ew York youth These notes wore In the possession of Mr Ir Kenned Kennedy at the time of oC his |