Life of Abraham Lincoln - being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln (1896) (14772998385)

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Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Nichols, Clifton M. (Clifton Melvin), 1830-1903 McKinley, William, 1843-1901. Oration on Abraham Lincoln Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Abraham Lincoln Knox, William, 1789-1825. Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York City Springfield, Ohio Chicago, Ill. : Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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f Yorktown. There islittle doubt that it was on account of his intimate friendship with the famous Daniel Boonethat President Lincolns grandfather emigrated to Kentucky. H 12 ABRAHAM LINCOLST. and Thomas, six—a bullet fired by an Indian pierced his heart, Mordecai, startledby the shot, saw his father fall, and running to the cabin, seized the loaded rifle,rushed to one of the loopholes cut through the logs of the cabin, and awaitedthe approach of the savage. Josiah fled for the fort to give an alarm; theIndian came up to take little Thomas Lincoln and carry him away. Suddenlythe crack of a rifle was heard, and the savage fell dead, shot by Mordecai.Such was the tragedy in the life of Mary Shipley Lincoln, the grandmother ofthe sixteenth president of the United States. Soon after the death of her husband the widow moved to Washington county,near the town of Springfield, where she lived until her death. No schoolshad yet been established, and her children grew to manhood and womanhood
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MORDECAI AVENGES THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER. without the opportunity of securing an education. Both of the girls married,and spent their lives in that section of the country. Under the law of entail inKentucky the eldest son inherited the estate of his father, and so Mordecai cameinto possession of his fathers property. Mordecai and Josiah Lincoln remainedin Washington county, and became the heads of good-sized families. Theywere intelligent, well-to-do men, and owned slaves. Mordecai took part in theIndian wars; he hated Indians bitterly ever after the murder of his father, andto the day of his death never lost an opportunity of shooting them down. A most remarkable and almost inexplicable fact is that to Thomas Lincolnwas reserved the honor of an illustrious paternity. Thomas was about five feetten inches in height, weighed about two hundred pounds, had dark brown eyes, ABEAHAM LINCOLN. 13 dark skin and black hair. He was always poor and indolent. He was a man ofgreat strength, but sl