Children's Books

[RJNorton]

I had this story in my notes:

Abraham Lincoln's boyhood dog was named Honey. On Monday morning, March 8, 1830, during the Lincolns' move from Indiana to Illinois, at Vincennes they headed for Haines' ferry, drove the caravan onto the ferry, and crossed the Wabash River into Illinois. Here, the Lincolns' dog, Honey, jumped overboard, landed on a thin sheet of ice, was about to drown, but Abraham, seeing the crisis, jumped into the icy water and saved Honey's life.

The story's source is a letter in the June 20, 1938, issue of Lincoln Lore.

https://www.friendsofthelincolncollectio...-20_01.pdf