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Nope; it came from someone who knew him prior to his presidency.
(06-15-2013 08:46 AM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Nope; it came from someone who knew him prior to his presidency.

Was it the sculptor Leonard Volk?
Nope. Think someone who knew him earlier (although the description came after Lincoln's death).
Speed?
Nope.

Hint #1: He was a lawyer. Not William Herndon.
Leonard Swett?
Sorry, Eva, it was not Leonard Swett.

Hint #2: This man was commissioned Attorney of the United States in and for the Southern District of Illinois on June 21, 1860.
Now I think I got it: Elliott B. Herndon. And he told that to Herndon.?
David Davis or Lyman Trumbull? I am picking Davis as my 1st choice.
Eva got it. Very good, Eva! That was a hard one, I thought. The quote is from William Herndon's brother, Elliott Herndon (not a Lincoln admirer).

http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philo...57.lincoln
It was a hard one, and even harder after the Herndon-hint.
Here it is--TaDa--yet another installment in the Whose house was this? series...
and, for even more extra credit, where?
Is it Farmington (Speed home) in Louisville?
(06-15-2013 03:37 PM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Is it Farmington (Speed home) in Louisville?

Not Speed's home. Think a slightly earlier Lincoln connection. Hint: this is also the person's home after he had left Lincoln's orbit. Hope that helps.
William Jones' home in Gentryville, Indiana?
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