The Lincoln Bible

[Lincoln Wonk]

(01-18-2017 10:38 AM)STS Lincolnite Wrote:  

(01-18-2017 10:19 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Thanks, Scott. There is another Bible I can think of, but I do not know if it still exists today. Joshua Speed's mother, Lucy, gave Lincoln an Oxford Bible in 1841. But I do not know where it is nowadays. Does anyone know?

Roger, this is a great question. I was not familiar with that bible. I hope someone is able to shed some more light on it.

Another question just sprung to mind. What bible did Lincoln use to be sworn in at his second inaugural? Was it one of the 4 now mentioned or was it another altogether. Perhaps the answer is in Ron White's book on the second inaugural address, but I don't have access to that right now. I will look when I get home and get a chance.

On a different Bible note, Noah Brooks wrote that Lincoln was a tad uneasy about the famous photo of him reading with Tad because the photographer gave them a photo album as a prop, to make them look as if they were reading together, and the large size of the album led people to think they were reading the Bible. President Lincoln didn't want to come across as falsely pious, Brooks wrote.