1841-42, 241; re-engagement and
marriage, 243; confidential letters to
Speed, 244-252; challenged by Shields,
260; the parties reconciled, 260–269;
continues his practice at the bar, 269;
"on the stump" for Clay in 1844, 274;
bargains with Baker, Hardin, and
Logan for a seat in Congress, 275;
elected to Congress, 278; opposed to
the Mexican war, 281; speech, 283;
dissatisfaction in his district, 291; de-
livers an internal-improvement speech,
297; makes campaign speeches in New
England, 307; letter from his father,
308; record on the Wilmot Proviso,
309; standing as a lawyer, 311; letter
showing the character of his early
practice, 316; engaged in a remarkable
murder trial, 318; his first speech be-
fore the Supreme Court, 321; his
honesty, 324; defends and clears the
son of Jack Armstrong, 328; receives
a large fee from the Illinois Railroad,
331; offered the Governorship of Ore-
gon, 333; writes to his dying father,
336; letters to his step-brother, 337;
delivers a eulogy on the death of Henry
Clay, 339; engages in debates with
Douglas in 1852, 340; his views con-
cerning slavery, 344; opposed to
Know-Nothingism, 348; great anti-
Nebraska speech, 349; debate with
Douglas on the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, 354; truce with Doug-
las, 358; candidate for the U. S.
Senate, and defeated, 362; letter to
Speed on affairs in Kansas, 368; op-
poses resistance to Government in
Kansas, 372; takes a stand with the
Abolitionists, and attends Bloomington
Convention, 375; voted for in Repub-
lican Convention for vice-presidency,
380; discusses "Popular Sovereignty,"
395; nominated for U. S. Senator, 397;
great influence of his "House-divided-
against-itself" speech, 399; what he
thought of Douglas, 408; answers to
Douglas's questions, 412; propounds
interrogatories to Douglas, 416; disap-
pointment in non-election to U. S. Sen-
ate, 419; in the capacity of lecturer, 421;
suggested as a candidate for the pres-
idency, 422; letter on the tariff, 423;
goes to Kansas, 424; speech in New
York, 425; letter in relation to selling
a political speech, 441; visits New
England, 441; quizzes Rev. Mr. Gul-
liver, 443; presented to the Republican
State Convention of Illinois, 1860,
444; nominated for the presidency,
450; his conduct during and after the
balloting, 451, 452; letter accepting the
nomination, 453; elected to the presi-
dency, 457; selects his cabinet, 458;
visits his relations, 462; his personal
appearance, 468; habits, 470; not
happy in his domestic relations, 473;
his morbid presentiments, 476; literary
tastes, 477; humorous stories, 478;
temperate habits, 480; politics his
world, 482; ambition, 483; religious
opinions, 486; belief in the supernatu-
ral, 503; his melancholy due to his
want of religious faith, 504; takes his
leave of Springfield, 505; speeches on
the road, 508-511; plot to assassinate
him, 512; night journey to Washing-
ton, 524; arrival at the capital, 526;
makes arrangements for constructing
his cabinet, 527; feelings upon the
approach of his inauguration, 528; ap-
pearance in the Capitol, 529; delivers
his inaugural address, 529; takes the
oath of office, 536; retires to the ex-
ecutive mansion, 537.
Lincoln, Abraham, father of Thomas, 3.
Lincoln, corruption of the name of, 9.
Lincoln family of Virginia, the, of Eng-
lish descent; no relation to the Lin-
colns of Massachusetts, 2; location of
different branches, 3.
Lincoln, Mrs. Mary, opposes her hus-
band's election to Illinois Legislature,
359; her marriage to Mr. Lincoln a
misfortune to both, 474.- See Todd, Needham, Daniel, a famous wrestler,
Miss Mary.
83.
Lincoln, Mordecai, defends the family New Salem, Lincoln's first visit to, 81;
against the Indians, 7.
description of, in 1831 and 1836, 87.
Lincoln, Nancy, or Sarah, birth of, 13; Nicolay, John G., private secretary at the
death of, 45.
White House, 482.
Lincoln, Thomas, birth of, 4; character
and personal appearance of, 8, 9; mar-
ries Nancy Hanks, 10; takes a farm
at Nolin Creek, 14; emigrates to Indi-
ana, 20; dealings with the land-office,
25; loses his wife, and marries Sarah
Johnston, 29; removes to Illinois, 74;
no further connection with his son's
fortunes, 75; death, 336.
Logan, Stephen T., 315.
Long Nine," story of the, 186.
"Lost Townships," letters from the, 253-
Lovejoy, Rev. Elijah P., establishes an
antislavery newspaper in Illinois, 207;
killed by a mob, 208.
Luckett, one of the conspirators in Balti-
more, 514.
Offutt, Denton, employer of Lincoln on
a flat-boat, 78; and in a store in New
Salem, 90.
Oglesby, Gov., chairman of the Illinois
State Convention of 1860, 444.
Owens, Miss Mary, visit of, to New
Salem, 171; letters from, 176.
Parks, S. C., anecdotes related by, 324.
Parties in Illinois, strict organization of,
Pigeon Creek settlements visited by milk-
disease, 26.
Plot to assassinate Lincoln, 312.
"Popular Sovereignty," what is it? 392.
Radford, Mr., keeper of a grocery in New
Salem, 136.
Maltby, Harrison, confidential letter to, Ray, Dr. C. H., statement of, concerning
Scott, Gen., precautionary measures of, | Taylor, Dick, a pompous Democrat,
at the inauguration of Lincoln, 528.
Seward, William H., a candidate for the | Taylor, James, employs Lincoln to run a
presidency, 449; appointed to a seat
in the cabinet, 458; discovers a plot to
assassinate Lincoln, 523.
Thomas, Jesse B., "skinned" by Lin-
coln, 231.
Shannon, Wilson G., second governor Thompson, defeats Lincoln in a wrestling
of Kansas, 368.
Shields, James, satirized by Miss Todd,
244-252; challenges Lincoln, 260; fails
of a re-election to the U. S. Senate,
362.
Short, James, saves Lincoln's property
from sacrifice, 150.
Todd, Miss Mary, meets Lincoln in
Springfield, 238; refuses Douglas,
238; engaged to Lincoln, 239; mar-
ried, 243; satirizes Shields, 253. - See
Lincoln, Mrs. Mary.
Thompson, George, antislavery orator,
Smith Caleb B., candidate for the presi-
dency, 449; appointed cabinet officer, Topeka, Kan., Free-state convention at,
Smith, Rev. Mr., attempts to convert Mr. Trumbull, Judge, elected to the U. S.
Lincoln, 498.
Smoot, Coleman, loans Lincoln money
to buy clothing, 157.
Sparrow, Thomas and Betsey, 12, 22.
Speed, Joshua F., Lincoln's most inti-
mate friend, 231; correspondence with,
244-252; letter to, on Kansas affairs,
368.
Springfield, Ill., influence used to make
it the State capital, 198.
Stanton, Edwin M., 332.
Senate, 362; distrusts the sincerity of
Douglas, 395.
Turner, Capt., a suspected conspirator,
Turnham, David, account by, of the set-
tlement of Gentryville, 23.
Walker, Robert J., appointed governor
of Kansas, 385.
Wallace, Dr. Edward, letter of Lincoln
to, on tariff, 423.
Stanton, Hon. F. P., secretary in Kan- Washburne, Mr., prefers Douglas, 395.
sas, 385.
Stone, Dan, signs the protest against
proslavery resolutions, 209.
Stuart, John F., Lincoln's law-partner,
221; testimony to his religious views,
Whiteside, Gen., commander of troops
in Black-Hawk War, 103; second to
Shields in the proposed duel, 259.
Wickizer, J. H., an incorrigible humor-
ist, 325.
Wilmot Proviso, 309.
Sumner, Col., in favor of “cutting the Wilson, Henry, in favor of Douglas,
way" to Washington, 522.
Swaney, Lincoln's last schoolmaster, 35.
Swett Leonard, on the senatorial contest,
407.
Wilson, R. L., member from Sangamon
County, 220.
Wood William, a friend and patron of
Lincoln, 68.
Taney, Chief-justice, administers the oath | Zane, Mr., editor of Springfield Journal,
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