You make a good point, Paul, about the confusion of having Robert E. Lee replacing Andrew Jackson on the twenty. After all, everyone is going to immediately think of Stonewall Jackson. So I think I'll change the twenty to a five. That way I can change the last line to read: 'Who was this Lincoln character anyway?' I think that works better.
And, Carol, I like Amelia Earhart - although if I recall correctly, she disappeared sometime in the 1930s or 40s. I guess this universe might decide to include someone after the 1900s - especially since Amelia Earhart was the first woman President of the United States
. I think I'll use her for the thousand dollar bills (and yes, there are thousand dollar bills in my story
)
ML
