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600. John Q. Spears (WHH interview)
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A. Q. Spears1 Ü Menard Ü Says Ü I Knew Mr. Lincoln from the time I was 4 years old Ü he used to Come out to my grand Mothers Ü the Doct Ü who was taken by the Indans in Tennessee Ü and liberated at Detroit Ü Mr. Lincoln used to talk to her instead of talking to Men: She was an intellectual woman. L said that if she had an Education she would have been Equal to any woman Ü Grand Mother and Mrs. Wm Green, among the women, were the ‚rst to bring Lincoln out to public view or notice. My grand Mother Said Ü ¿There is a great promise
Ü a great possibility in Lincoln. Mary Spears was my grand Mothers name. Mrs. Green's name was Elizabeth.
LC: HW2586
601. Charles S. Zane (WHH interview)
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Chas. S. Zane I heard Lincoln say about 1858 Ü say in October, that the Know-nothings
Ü their ideas & platform wanted to circumscribe the Election franchise Ü uni‚versal Suffrage. That he was opposed to it Ü That he wanted to lift men up & give 'Em a chance. Lincoln said that he loved Joseph Gallespie Ü respected him highly &c Ü but he (L) Could not Endure to talk to J on that ground Ü that he
(L) got Excited Ü So did Judge Ü and the best way was to quit
I know of a case in the Supm Court about 1849. or 1850. in which I (Hern‚don) wanted Lincoln to assist me to argue a question that involved the law of the Extension or contraction Ü, lessening & narrowing the right of Suffrage, it being a City Case & I being Mr L's partner as well as city attorney and he would not help me Ü Saying Ü ¿I am opposed to the limitation Ü the lessening of the right of suffrage Ü am in favor of its Extension Ü Enlargement Ü want to lift men up and broaden them Ü don't intend by no act of mine to Crush or Contract.î
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602. Charles S. Zane (WHH interview)
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Chas. S. Zane Says that Julian of Indiana1 as well as others in Washington in the last of Feby or the 1st day of Mch 1861. told him that Seward tried his best Ü brought to
1. Study of the Spears family and the details of this testimony indicate that this informant must be John
Q. Spears, though both this notation and the docketing give the ‚rst initial as ¿A.î
1. George W. Julian (1817¬99), a member of Congress from Indiana.
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