Victorian Culture - Oh that Noxious Weed! Cigars in the 19th Century

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Stephen Douglas at one of their debates said that the very first time he saw him Abraham Lincoln was serving whiskey in a tavern. And Lincoln did have a license to sell whiskey from his store. When Lincoln was shot and they inventoried his personal effects, he had snuff with him in one of his pockets. I think too much is made of 'the evils of drink and tobacco'. And it's fair to say that he was very moderate in using both.