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) (14792893653)

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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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LINCOLNS FIRST ILLINOIS HOME.43 44 ABRAHAM LIKCOLiq. singular character known as Denton Offutt, of Springfield. Offutt was enter-prising and aggressive, full of spirits in more senses than one, and kept thingsmoving along the line of the Sangamon. This man, who was at that time buy-ing produce for the New Orleans market, employed Lincoln, John Hanks andJohn Johnston to make a trip to New Orleans. They went down the Sangamonto Jamestown, and walked to Springfield. It was but two years since Lincoln hadmade the trip for Mr. Gentry, of Gentryville, Indiana, with Gentrys son Allen, andtherefore he knew something of the river, and of the great city near its mouth. Offutt agreed to pay the three young men fifty cents a day each, and sixtydollars for the trip, besides boarding them. He agreed to have the boat ready for
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THE THOMAS LINCOLN CABIN, IN COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS. them at Judys Ferry, five miles from Springfield, but after they had rowed downthe Sangamon to Springfield, they found Offutt exercising his social qualitieswith the guests of the Buckhorn tavern, and increasing at a lively rate theprofits of the bar. But there was no boat. A boat was the first recjuisite forthe trip, and Offutt finally employed the boys to build one. Abraham was tohave charge of its construction, and he was well qualified for the task. Treeson the government reservation, for which they had to pay nothing, were cutdown, and the ax, the saw, the chisel and the auger were used in the work.Abraham, the boss, did the cooking. Two giants of the forest were hewed into timbers for the sides of the boat, towhich the planks for the bottom, which had been sawed out at Kirkpatricks ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 45 sawmill, near by, were stoutly pinned, and the seams were calked and thenpitched. It was a strong boat. Lincoln had had experie