Who is this person?
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08-21-2012, 11:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-21-2012 11:41 AM by RJNorton.)
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RE: Who is this person?
Joe, I think i have only seen a picture of a young James Matheny - never have seen him as an older man - but he's my next guess.
Gene- During the Lincolns' wedding, standing behind Abraham during the ceremony, was heavyset Judge Thomas C. Browne of the Illinois Supreme Court. Browne was a blunt man not accustomed to weddings. As Abraham was putting the wedding ring on Mary's hand and repeating the words, "With this ring I thee endow with all my goods, chattels, lands, and tenements," Browne impatiently blurted out, "God Almighty, Lincoln, the statute fixes all that." After a brief delay following Browne's interruption, the ceremony was completed as rain poured outside. |
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