Lincoln, A., Letter to a Little Girl (Grace Bedell) who Advised Him Not to Shave. ... ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BEARD.; HOW A LITTLE NEW-YORK GIRL PERSUADED HIM TO LET IT GROW. Share full article.

Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860, the 11-year-old Grace Bedell claimed to have solved the problem of Lincoln’s face and wrote him a letter to tell him about it. The presidential ...

Boy makes 1st trip to Detroit Public Library to see prized Abraham Lincoln letter. ... then an 11-year-old New Yorker who convinced the future president to grow his famous beard. ...