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Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
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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ethought that the principles held by the Senator from Kentucky werebetter for the country than those held by President Jackson. The month of March saw John Hanks and Abraham Lincoln pad-dling down the Sangamon River in a boat to meet Denton Offut, ofSpringfield, who was buying corn, beef, pork, and pigs, which they wereto take to New Orleans. John Johnston was to go with them. Offutagreed to give them 50 cents per day and $60 besides. The boat was tobe ready for them at Judys Ferry, five miles from Springfield. Theyfound Offut at the Buckhorn Tavern, taking things easy. He had no boat, but would like to havethem build one. He would justas soon pay them as anybodyelse. The timber would costthem nothing,for there wasan abundancealong the San-gamon , onland owned bythe Govern-ment. Theycould get itsawed at Mr. Kirkpatricks mill.() Abraham had at one time workedwith his father at carpentering, and could superintend the construc-tion of the boat. The bargain was made. A shanty was built on
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PLACES IN ILLINOIS FREQUENTED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN. A CITIZEN OF ILLINOIS. 55

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