Abraham Lincoln: The President with a Patent

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Sources:

• “6469 : Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill. Improvement in method of lifting vessels over shoals. Patented May 22, 1849.” Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021772198/

• “Abraham Lincoln’s Patent Model.” National Museum of American History, https://www.si.edu/object/abraham-lincolns-patent-model%3Anmah_213141