As visitors stood in line in the White House lobby waiting to see his father, Tad Lincoln set up a fruit stand to raise funds for this purpose.
- To buy a dog
- To help pay his mother’s debts
- To give to the U.S. Sanitary Commission
- To give to the Army
As visitors stood in line in the White House lobby waiting to see his father, Tad Lincoln set up a fruit stand to raise funds for this purpose.
To give to the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a forerunner of the American Red Cross that cared for sick and wounded men by inspecting camps and hospitals. Tad also sold beef jerky.
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