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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
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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ecessitate more or lessconfinement in the office and there-fore keep him off the circuit. Seatedin a one-horse buggy, behind asorry-looking animal, he would setout from Springfield to be gone forweeks at a stretch. The lawyers,as he drove into each successiveplace, eagerly anticipating a newstock of stories, gave him a cordialwelcome, and the landlords hailedhis coming with delight, for he wasone of the most patient and un-complaining of guests. If everyother fellow, relates one of his colleagues, grumbled at the indifferent accommoda-tions and scant fare which greeted us atmany of the dingy taverns we struck, Lin-coln said nothing. His forbearance inthis regard well warrants the observationhe is said on one occasion to have made,that he never so completely felt his ownunworthiness as when he stood face to facewith a real, live hotel clerk. How he ap-peared on the circuit may be gleaned fromthis sketch of him drawn by Henry C.Whitney, one of his colleagues in central sr&C^CJZ £*s
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^z^r/^-*^ FACSIMILE OF A DECISION AS TO THE OWNERSHIP OF A QUANTITY OF PEACH LIQUOR, IN LINCOLNS HANDWRITING Illinois, who is yet living: His hat wasbrown, faded, and the nap usually worn orrubbed off. He wore a short cloak andsometimes a shawl. His coat and vesthung loosely on his giant frame. Histrousers were invariably too short. In onehand he carried a faded green umbrellawith A. LINCOLN in large white cottonor muslin letters sewed on the inside; theknob was gone from the handle, and apiece of cord was usually tied round themiddle of the umbrella to keep it fromflying open. In the other hand he carrieda carpet bag in which were stored the fewpapers to be used in court and undercloth-ing enough to last till his return to Spring-field. When the court moved from one countyto another there was great bustle and ac-tivity at each successive place. Men cametogether to meet the celebrities at the bar,to negotiate loans, purchase family sup-plies, buy and sell live stock, to hear thelawyer

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