ii, 27, 28.

Present at
Lincoln's inauguration, ii, 203,

204.

Lincoln, i, 74, 75.

Baker, Edward D. Speech in
Springfield church, i, 183;
finds a friend in Lincoln, 186,
187; Congressional aspirations,
255, 259; elected to Congress,
257; introduces Lincoln at his
inauguration, ii, 204.

Baker, L. B. Relates details of
Booth's burial, ii, 333, 334.
Bedell, Grace. Relates incident
of Lincoln and his whiskers,
ii, 197, 198.

Beecher, Henry Ward. Discourse
on death of Lincoln, ii, 282.
Bissell, William H. Nominated
Governor of Illinois, ii, 52;
elected, 58.
Black Hawk War. Account of,
i, 83, 84.

Bliss, J. S. Relates incident of

visit to Lincoln, ii, 180, 181.
Bloomington. Convention and

call for same, ii, 329, 330.
Bogue, Captain Vincent. Brings
the Talisman to Illinois, i, 77,
78.
Booth, John Wilkes. Assassin-

ates Lincoln, ii, 273-277; es-
cape, capture, and death of,
284-289; burial of, 333, 334.
Browning, O. H. Speaks in
Springfield church, i, 183.

Calhoun, John. Appoints Lin-
coln deputy surveyor, i, 110-
112; speaks in church, 183.
Calk, William. Emigrates from
Virginia to Kentucky, i, 5.
Campbell, A. Contributes to
Lincoln's campaign expenses,
ii, 71.

Cannon, Le Grand B. Relates
history of Lincoln's visit to Fort
Monroe, ii, 335-338.
Cartwright, Peter. Competes
with Lincoln for congressional
honors, i, 258, 259.

Chicago. Convention in, ii, 171,
172.

Crawford, Elizabeth. Recollects
Lincoln's early poetry, i, 44;
describes school exercises, 44-

45.

Crawford, Josiah (“ Blue Nose ").
Loans Lincoln Weems's "Life
of Washington," i, 37.

Davis, David. Eulogy of, on
Lincoln, ii, 4, 5; recalls Lin-
coln's religious views, 151; ap-
pointed judge of Supreme
Court, 214, 215; opinion of
Bancroft's eulogy on Lincoln,
227; counsels with Lincoln

Decatur. Convention in, ii, 170,

171.

Defrees, John D. Recalls Lin-
coln's views on the recognition
of God in the Constitution, ii,
154.
Dickey, T. Lyle. Relates inci-
dent of Lincoln's utterances at
the Bloomington convention,
ii, 68.

Dickson, William M. Account
of Lincoln's visit to Cincinnati,
ii, 22-25.
Douglas, Stephen A. First meet-
ing of, with Lincoln, i, 154;
elected to the Legislature, 164;
debates in Springfield church,
183; pays his addresses to
Mary Todd, 196, 197; speaks
at State Fair, ii, 36; his breech
of agreement with Lincoln, 43;
speech at reception in Chicago,
70; accepts Lincoln's chal-
lenge, 71, 72; contrasted with
Lincoln, 73; in the debate
with Lincoln, 78-82; speaks
at Beardstown, 96; answers
Lincoln at Freeport, 110; last
debate at Alton, 124; article
in Harper's Magazine, 160;
speaks in campaign of 1860,
174; last meeting with Lin-
coln, 249.

Dresser, Rev. Charles N. Mar-
ries Abraham Lincoln and
Mary Todd, i, 214.
Dresser, Thomas W. Attends
Mrs. Lincoln in her last ill-
ness, ii, 144, 145.
Dubois, Jesse K. Recalls Lin-
coln's House-divided-against-
itself' speech, ii, 66.
Duncan, John. Aids Lincoln in
capture of ground-hog, i, 15.

Edwards, Ninian W. In the de-
bate with Early, i, 161; elected
to the Legislature, 163.

its the Lincolns in Washing-
ton, ii, 218, 219.

Elkin, David. Preaches funeral
of Lincoln's mother, i, 25.
English, R. W. Acts as mutual
friend in Lincoln-Shields duel,
i, 241.

Fell, Jesse W. Applies to Lin-
coln for autobiography, i, 3, 4 ;
his opinion of Lincoln's re-
ligion, ii, 152-156.
Francis, Simeon. Wife of, ef-
fects reconciliation between
Lincoln and Mary Todd, i,

212.

Gardner, Henry J. Meets Lin-
coln, ii, 289, 290.

Gentry, Allen. Accompanies Lin-
coln to New Orleans on flat-
boat, i, 54.
Gentryville. Life and social cus-
toms in, i, 54, 55; superstition
of people in, 56, 57.
Giddings, Joshua R. In Con-
gress with Lincoln, i, 277; let-
ter from, to Lincoln, ii, 55-
Gillespie, Joseph. Gives account
of senatorial election of 1854,
ii, 46.
Gollaher, Austin. Rescues Lin-
coln from drowning, i, 15.
Graham, Mentor. Meets Lin-
coln for first time, i, 79: Anne
Rutledge attends school of,

122.

Greene, William G. Assists Lin-
coln in Offut's store, i, 71;
sells Lincoln's store to Rad-
ford & Berry, 98, 99.
Grimshaw, Jackson. Recollec-
tions by, of the first meeting to
propose Lincoln for the presi-
dency, ii, 163.

Hall, James. Meeting of, with
Denton Offut in Baltimore, i,
76, 77.

Hanks, Abraham. Journeys with

William Calk to Kentucky, i, 5.
Hanks, Dennis. Birth of, i, 10;
accompanies the Sparrows to
Indiana from Kentucky, 18;
his description of Thomas Lin-
coln's farm, 18, 19; hunts game
with Abe, 19; visits the Presi-
dent in Washington, ii, 227-
230.

Hanks, John. Welcomes the
Lincoln family to Illinois, i,
60; helps Abe split rails, 61;
accompanies Lincoln to New
Orleans, 63-65.

Hanks, Nancy. Her descent, i,
3; marriage to Thomas Lin-
coln, 5; description of her per-
son, 10; mental qualities, 10,
II; her death, 24, 25.
Hardin, John J. Mutual friend
in Lincoln-Shields duel, i, 241;
nominated Congressman, 255.
Hay, John. Accompanies Lin-
coln to Washington, ii, 195;
his account of Lincoln's life at
the White House, 224-227.
Haycroft, Samuel. Describes
courtship and marriage of
Thomas Lincoln and Sarah
Johnston, i, 26.

Hazel, Caleb. Lincoln attends
school of, i, 13.

Head, Rev. Jesse. Marries Thom-
as Lincoln and Nancy Hanks,
i, 4.
Herndon, Archer G. Elected to
Legislature, i, 163.
Herndon, Rowan. With Lincoln
pilots the Talisman, i, 81; sells
his store interest to Lincoln,

32, 33; writes editorials in
Springfield Journal, 36-38; re-
calls the article in the Conserv-
ative, 38-40; advises Lincoln
to avoid the Abolitionists, 40,
41; describes Lincoln at the
Bloomington convention, 53,
54; visits New York and New
England in Lincoln's interest,
61; the Boston letter to Lin-
coln, 63, 64; takes part in the
campaign of 1860, 175; visits
Lincoln in Washington, 216-
218; recalls Lincoln's idea of
war, 330, 331.

Hill, Samuel. Burns Lincoln's
book on religion, ii, 149, 150.
Hitt, Robert R. Reports Lin-
coln-Douglas debates for the
Chicago Tribune, ii, 88, 89.
Holland, Dr. J. G. Visits Spring-
field, ii, 292, 293.

Irwin, B. F. Testimony of, re-
garding truce between Lincoln
and Douglas, ii, 292, 293.

Jayne, Julia M. Attends Mary
Todd at her wedding, i, 214;
assists in writing the "Rebec-
ca" letters, 219-229.
Johnson, Andrew. Elected Vice-

President with Lincoln, ii, 265.
Johnston, John. Accompanies
Lincoln to New Orleans, i, 65,
66.
Johnston, Matilda. Incident of,
with her step-brother Abe, i,
30, 31.

Lamborn, Josiah. Speaks in
Springfield church, i, 183.
Lamm, Ward H. Accompanies
Lincoln to Washington, ii, 195

-200.

Letters. Scripps to Herndon, i,
2; Claggett to Herndon, 7:
Pirtte to Herndon, 7; Helm to
Herndon, 11, 12; J. R. to W. H.
Herndon, 70, 71; W. L. Wil-

to

son to Herndon, 88; George
W. Harrison to Herndon, 89-
91; Joseph S. Wilson to Hern-
don, 92; Mary S. Vineyard
(née Owens) to Herndon, 139-
141; Lincoln to Mary S. Owens,
143-146; Lincoln to Mrs. O.
H. Browning, 148-151; Lin-
coln to editor Sangamon Jour-
nal, 157; Lincoln to Col. Rob-
ert Allen, 159, 160; Speed to
Herndon, 204; Lincoln
Speed, 205-211; James H.
Matheney and Thomas W.
Dresser to Jesse W. Weik, 214;
"Mr. Printer" from "Rebec-
219-228; John D.
Whiteside to editor Sangamon
Journal, 229-233; E. H. Mer-
ryman to editor Journal, 234–
245; Lincoln to Speed, 245,
246; Lincoln to R. S. Thomas,
253; Lincoln to Herndon, 267
-272, 278; Lincoln to Office-
Seeker, 279, 280; Elizabeth

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"

Sawyer to J. W. Weik, 301;
Lincoln to Speed, 313; Lincoln
to Justice McLean, 314; Lin-
coln to J. M. Brockman, 324;
Lincoln to H. Keeling, 326;
Grant Goodrich to Herndon,
330, 331; Lord to Herndon, ii,
14, 15; John H. Bryant to
Herndon, 43; Lincoln to Rob-
ert Mosely, 44; Lincoln to
Jacob Harding, 45; Joseph
Gillespie to Herndon, 46; Lin-
coln to Speed, 49; Joshua R.
Giddings to Lincoln, 55; Lin-
coln to Harrison Maltby, 57;
Horace Greeley to Herndon,
60; Lyman Trumbull to Lin-
coln, 61, 62; Herndon to Lin-
coln, 63, 64; T. Lyle Dickey
to Herndon, 68; A. Campbell
to Lincoln and to J. W. Weik,
71; Lincoln to J. O. Cunning-
ham, 78; Horace Greeley to
Lincoln and to Herndon, 82;
Lincoln to Henry and to As-

to

bury, 83; Horace White to
Herndon, 86, 87; Lincoln to
John E. Rosette, 139; Thomas
W. Dresser to Jesse W. Weik,
144, 145; Joseph Gillespie to
Herndon, 145; John G. Nicolay
to Herndon, 152; Jesse W.
Fell to Ward Lamon, 152-155;
John D. Defrees to Herndon,
154; Lincoln to Norman B.
Judd, 157; Whitney to Hern-
don, and Lincoln to Morris,
158, 159; Lincoln to Delahay,
161, 162; Lincoln to Pickett,
162; Grimshaw to Herndon,
163; Lincoln to Kansas dele-
gate, 167-169; Lincoln
George Ashmun, 176; J. S.
Bliss to Herndon, 180, 181;
Lincoln to J. R. Giddings, 180
-182; Henry Wilson to Hern-
don, 184-187; Lincoln to his
step-mother, 191; Lincoln to
Grace Bedell, 197; Lincoln to
L. Montgomery Bond and to
Samuel Haycroft, 199; Lin-
coln to Calvin Truesdale and
to Washington Talcott, 208,
209; Lincoln to Herndon, 210;
Leonard Swett to Herndon,
212-215; Mrs. Mary Lincoln
to Herndon, 220, 221; John
Hay to Herndon, 224-227;
David Davis to Herndon, 227;
Speed to Herndon, 231-238;
Leonard Swett to Herndon,
238-248; Whitney to Hern-
don, 249-251; Robert L. Wil-
son to Herndon, 251-253; James
C. Conkling to Jesse W. Weik,
259, 260; Lincoln to James C.
Conkling, 260-265; Lincoln to
General Sherman, 267, 268; J.
M. Ashley to Lincoln, and Lin-
coln to Ashley, 269; Robert
Dale Owen to Herndon, 315;
Lincoln to his father, 321; to
John D. Johnston, 322, 323,
324-326; Lincoln to A. Jonas,
331, 332.