1860 Census and Phillip Dinkell

[RJNorton]

(12-09-2015 10:23 PM)maharba Wrote:  I believe he made a cryptic comment once, that
hinted ABRAM was his name.

I think he was clear on this matter. In The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln and also on p. 338 in the appendix of Ida Tarbell's The Life of Abraham Lincoln is this note:

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Hon: George Ashmun Springfield, Ill. June 4 1860

My dear Sir: It seems as if the question whether my first name is "Abraham'' or "Abram'' will never be settled. It is "Abraham'' and if the letter of acceptance is not yet in print, you may, if you think fit, have my signature thereto printed "Abraham Lincoln.'' Exercise your own judgment about this. Yours as ever,

A. LINCOLN.