These carpet slippers were worn by Abraham Lincoln until the time of his death. They will soon be displayed at President Lincoln's Cottage in D.C. They are on loan from the President Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Centre. Hayes received the slippers from Alex Williamson, a tutor to William and Tad Lincoln for more than four years. Williamson attached a simple note to the slippers stating "Sir, Please accept the accompanying slippers. They were worn by the late President Lincoln up to the day of his murder." It was widely known that President Hayes was a collector of historical artifacts and it was not unusual for people to send him such items.
Replicas of the slippers appeared in the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln.
I think these slippers are wonderful and I'd like to have a pair just like them, only smaller (Lincoln's feet were size 14)
More: The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
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