Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Collection Committee Action Form
`This document, dated Dec. 7, 2023, indicates the vote by the collections committee on buying a U.S. 21-star "Grand Luminary" flag purportedly from 1818-1819, made upon Illinois' admission to the Union as the 21st state. The committee, which is supposed to be consulted on purchases of more than $2,000, was not consulted on the acquisition of the $15,625 flag until three weeks after the fact. .