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RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Gene C - 05-14-2013 09:53 AM
(05-14-2013 05:53 AM)RJNorton Wrote: In 1832 Lincoln ran for the Illinois State Legislature for the first time. He lost. Exactly how many votes did he receive?
Are we counting the dead people in Chicago who voted?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 05-14-2013 10:08 AM
Reignette, not a bad guess, but you are too low. I have only one book that has this answer (there may be others, but I cannot think of them right now).
Gene, these were only the folks in Lincoln's legislative district who were voting.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - tblunk - 05-14-2013 11:33 AM
(05-14-2013 05:53 AM)RJNorton Wrote: In 1832 Lincoln ran for the Illinois State Legislature for the first time. He lost. Exactly how many votes did he receive?
657
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 05-14-2013 01:04 PM
Kudos, Tom! That is correct. I do not know where you found it, but the only book I own that I know for sure has those election results is Benjamin P. Thomas' Lincoln's New Salem. Other books may have the results, also, but I cannot think of one that I own that does.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Joe Di Cola - 05-15-2013 12:45 PM
Roger,
I have one additioal sources on Lincoln's vote count in 1832. Ida Tarbell, in "The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln", writes that "An official examination of the official poll-book in the county clerk's office at Springfield shows that...Lincoln received 277" (votes) in his precinct out of the 300 total votes cast.
Joe
(05-15-2013 12:45 PM)Joe Di Cola Wrote: Roger,
I have one additioal sources on Lincoln's vote count in 1832. Ida Tarbell, in "The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln", writes that "An official examination of the official poll-book in the county clerk's office at Springfield shows that...Lincoln received 277" (votes) in his precinct out of the 300 total votes cast.
Joe
I hit "send" too soon...It appears that Lincoln was very popular in his own precinct, but could not carry the county.
Now I'm done!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - RJNorton - 05-15-2013 01:31 PM
Thanks, Joe. Now I know where Reignette's answer came from. Indeed Lincoln was sure popular in his precinct!!
("This is the only time Abraham was ever defeated on a direct vote of the people.")
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - tblunk - 05-16-2013 11:46 AM
(05-14-2013 01:04 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Kudos, Tom! That is correct. I do not know where you found it, but the only book I own that I know for sure has those election results is Benjamin P. Thomas' Lincoln's New Salem. Other books may have the results, also, but I cannot think of one that I own that does.
Lincoln's New Salem is indeed where I found it.
Tom
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - J. Beckert - 05-20-2013 08:36 AM
After the surrender ceremony at the McClean house was concluded, this Union officer gave Wilmer McClean the entire contents of his wallet for an important piece of the event. How much did he part with and what was the piece?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - BettyO - 05-20-2013 09:04 AM
A Five Dollar Confederate Bank Note?
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Bill Richter - 05-20-2013 09:14 AM
The desk Lee and Grant sat at to make out the terms of armistice.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - J. Beckert - 05-20-2013 09:24 AM
Bill got it. Major Ord gave Wilmer McClean the contents of his wallet - $40 - for the table Gen. Lee signed the agreement on. Gen. Sheridan purchased the table Grant drew them up on for $25 and gave it to Custer. Major Ord was later photographed with the table.
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Laurie Verge - 06-17-2013 03:45 PM
What item did our Civil War ancestors often refer to as "liquid bread?"
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - LincolnMan - 06-17-2013 04:56 PM
Gotta be some sort of alcoholic brew!
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - Eva Elisabeth - 06-17-2013 05:41 PM
Beer? (The workers that built the Egyptian pyramids were allegedly fed with beer...)
RE: Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels - GARY POPOLO - 06-17-2013 06:10 PM
(06-17-2013 03:45 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote: What item did our Civil War ancestors often refer to as "liquid bread?"Laurie, Not sure if this is close to what you want but I read about something called Sally Lunn bread. This was also called liquid bread. It was made using cornmeal, rice flour, molasses and watermelon juice. That's all I have to offer. Best Gary