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Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: Chicago : Illustrated Booklet Company
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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President of the United States. Upon his return to Sangamon County, hewas proposed as a candidate for the State Leg-islature. He was then twenty-three years ofage, and was the political admirer of HenryClay, and not of Gen. Jackson. The great ma-jority of the county were Jacksonian Demo-crats; but Mr. Lincolns personal popularitywas such, that he received almost every votein his own precinct; though, in the generalvote, he was defeated. He again tried hishand at store-keeping, and, with a partner,purchased a lot of goods. But his partnerproved fickle and dissipated, and the adven-ture was a failure. He now received fromAndrew Jackson the appointment of post-master for X^ew Salem. The duties were light,and the recompense small, in that wilderness.His only post ofifice was his hat. All the let-ters he received he carried there, ready to de-liver as he chanced to meet those to whomthey were addressed. The new country was constantly demandingthe services of a surveyor. ^Ir. Lincoln stud-
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN 27 fed the science, and, entering upon the prac-tice of this new profession, followed it vigor-ously and successfully for more than a year.He was still rapidly acquiring information,and advancing in mental culture. Shakes-peare he read and re-read. Burns he couldalmost repeat by heart. Occasionally he ven-tured to make a political speech. In 1834, he again became a candidate for theState Legislature, and was triumphantly elec-ted. Mr. Stuart of Springfield, an eminentlawyer, advised him to study law; offering tolend him such assistance in money as heneeded. He walked from New Salem toSpringfield, borrowed of Air. Stuart a load ofbooks, carried them upon his back to NewSalem, and commenced his legal studies. Withearnestness which absorbed every energy of hissoul, he entered upon his student-life. He hadno pleasant oftice, no choice library, none ofthe appliances of literary luxury, to entice him.Much of his time, his study was the shade ofan oak tree. When the legislatu

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