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Why the Grave of President Lincoln’s Chiropodist has Become a Tourist Destination?
http://www.theworld.org/2013/03/lincoln-chiropodist/

Dr. Isacher Zacharie was a most interesting character and not untypical of his time. Close friend and confident to President Lincoln he also embezzled thousands of dollars from the American Treasury and was almost certainly a double agent during the Civil War.

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More on Zacharie
Bloch H. Issachar Zacharie (1827-1900). A chiropodist of the 19th century. J Am Podiatry Assoc. 1971 May;61(5):180-5.
http://strangeside.com/lincolns-chiropodist-issachar-zacharie/
http://americanjewisharchives.org/media/video/webinarZola2.mp4
http://www.jewishjournal.com/passover/article/civil_war_jews_who_werent_just_whistlin_dixie_20090402

 

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