Answer
The US Federal government finally revealed the inventory of Lincoln's pockets on February 12, 1976. According to official documents, his silk-lined, leather wallet contained the following:
- pencil
- Confederate $5.00 bill
- news clippings about unrest in the Confederate army, emancipation in Missouri, the Union party platform of 1864
- article on the Presidency by John Bright
He was also carrying two pairs of glasses, a chamois glass wipe, an ivory and silver pocket knife, a white handkerchief with A. Lincoln embroidered in red, and a gold quartz watch fob missing the watch in his pockets.
