Who is this person?

[RJNorton]

Yes, indeed. Kudos, Anita!! It was Polly Richardson Agnew who said this. The source I used says the man was named William Richardson. Part of Polly's story is also in Louis A. Warren's book on Lincoln's Indiana years.

Here is what I used:

https://archive.org/stream/lincolninindi...r_djvu.txt

Scroll down and the story of the chicken house is on p. 56.

You win one chicken house to be used or given away....as you please!!