Lincoln & Herndon

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(07-08-2014 12:46 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Jesse W. Weik in "The Real Lincoln: A Portrait" wrote: "Mr. Herndon’s habits prior to 1860 were none of the best and not long after Mr. Lincoln went to Washington. Mr. Herndon went there for the purpose of seeking some high diplomatic position...While there he went on a drunken spree. Through the 60′s and in the 70′s he was addicted to the excessive use of liquor.’”

Herndon did not keep a commitment he seemingly made to Lincoln. In 1865 Herndon wrote a letter to Lincoln in which he said, "Above all I am a sober man, and will keep so the balance of my days."