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Secret Message Found In Lincoln Pocket Watch 2

Museum curators have confirmed that a story about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch was true. A watchmaker pried open the watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver, Jonathan Dillon, read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face. Part of the inscription says, "Jonathan Dillon April 13 - 1861, Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government." Much to the chagrin of Jon Turteltaub, and relief of countless movie goers, the inscription doesn't reveal the location of the script to National Treasure III.

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