The Baltimore Plot: What was Pinkerton Thinking?

[RJNorton]

This was the incident that Lincoln later regretted.

Thanks, Karin. As far as things Lincoln regretted in his life, I have read that there are at least two others. One was the duel with James Shields that was averted. There was also a lesser known one. As an Illinois state legislator Lincoln once jumped from a window of the Second Presbyterian Church, the temporary location of the Illinois House of Representatives, in December 1840. The motive of the unusual action was to break a quorum when Democrats called for a vote to cripple the Whig-favored state bank.

Springfield's Old Second Presbyterian Church where Lincoln jumped out a window on December 5, 1840.

Laurie, I am way behind you. The only book I have on the Baltimore Plot was written in 1949. The author was Norma Cuthbert.