Campaigning for the U.S. Congress in 1846, Abraham Lincoln received a war chest of $200 to fund his campaign. How much did he actually spend?
Answer: A mere 75 cents. Lincoln travelled on his own horse and stayed with friends, so he had little need for the money. As Lincoln described, even the 75 cents was only spent on a ‘barrel of cider which some farm-hands insisted I should treat them to.’
Source: Abraham Lincoln by Michael Burlingame
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