Who is this person?

[Anita]

Is it a male or a female?

[RJNorton]

Not Lamon, Rob. The person is male, Anita.

Hint #1: Lincoln first met this man in the 1850s.

[RJNorton]

I think I will give the answer - it is the birthplace of Edwin Stanton.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Stan...hplace.jpg

[Rob Wick]

Roger,

Darn, I wasn't quick enough. I spent much of the late morning looking through the Lincoln Log trying to find names of people he met in the 1850s. None seemed important enough until I got to 1855 and saw Stanton. Oh well, I learned about all the time Lincoln collected a legal fee or bought thread or cloth for Mary.

Best
Rob

[RJNorton]

Thanks for trying, Rob.

[Anita]

Roger, it was a good question. I spent time using Rob's approach to the search and no one seemed to fit with that unassumingly home.

[RJNorton]

Thanks for trying, Anita.