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again, and published (with good effect I trust) in the newspapers of this country & England.
In regard to the other topic in your letter I can only say that I accompanied Mr Lincoln almost constantly during the memorable campaign of 1858 Ü that I had the pleasure of hearing nearly all his speeches, those which were published & those which were not Ü & I am sure that I never heard him say anything of the sort attributed to him by Bishop Simpson.2 I might add that it seems totally un‚like him. My acquaintance with Mr Lincoln commenced in 1854, and continued, with frequent meeting, until his death, & I certainly should not hesitate to pro‚nounce Bishop Simpson's citation an entire mistake.
Very sincerely your friend & obedient servant
Horace White
LC: HW2105; HL: LN2408, 2:361¬64
3. John Hanks (John Miles interview)1
Decatur Ills. May 25 1865
Thomas Lincoln, Father of Abraham Lincoln was born in Virgina, moved to Hardin County Kentucky, when three years old, when he was, six years old his Father Mortica Lincoln was killed by the Igians, in Kentucky Thos. Lincoln mared, Nancy Sparow in Murser County Ky. and when Abraham Lincoln was nine years old, moved to spencer county Indiana, and move to Macon County Ill in March 1830. some years after he moved to Coles County Ill where he died in 1854 was bured 8 miles south of Charleston in said County.2 He had Black Hare, Dark Eyes, was 5 feet 9 inches high, hevy set, ‚eshy and weighed about 180 pounds, he was a good quiet citizen, moral habits, had a good sound judgement, a kind Husband and Father Even and good disposition was lively and cherfull.
Nancy Sparow the mother of Abraham Lincoln was borne in Murser County Kentucky,3 (her Mothers maiden name was Lucy Hanks and was borne in Virgina) She died in Spencer County Indianna, when her only child living, Abraham Lincoln, was twelve years old, she had dark, Hare, Hazle, Eyes, was 5 feet 7 inches high a spare delicate frame, weighed about 120 pounds, had a clear intilectual mind, was amible, kind, charitable and affectionate. and was loved and revered by all that knew her.
LC: HW2112; HL: LN2408, 2:342
2. Methodist bishop who delivered the eulogy when Lincoln was buried at Spring‚eld on May 4, 1865. Simpson quoted from the peroration of Lincoln's December 1839 speech on the subtreasury (CW 1:159¬ 79) but mistakenly attributed it to another context in 1859, which is why White did not recognize it.
1. Marginal note in WHH's hand: This letter was written to me by John Miles. I desired him to go down and see Jno Hanks: he did so and wrote me this letter.
2.
Thomas Lincoln moved to Indiana in 1816, when AL was seven, and died in 1851.
3.
AL's mother was born Nancy Hanks in Virginia and died in 1818. See the appendix.
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