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Wills reveal odd traits of US presidents
Washington reports that presidents often left curious details in their wills. From Millard Fillmore’s 1858 prenuptial contract to Lincoln’s fatal preoccupation with death, the study in Wills of the U. S. Presidents details how wives, heirs, and even papers shaped legacies. The Smithsonian team catalogs thirty one wills, with notes by Weaver and Collins, offering vivid portraits of presidential families and their possessions.
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