Who Said This?

[David Lockmiller]

(02-03-2025 06:31 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  No googling, please.

What is the name of the person who noted this?

"I must say, and I am proud to say, that I never was treated by anyone with more kindness and cordiality than were shown me by that great and good man, Abraham Lincoln, by the grace of God president for four years more."

He took my little book, and with the same hand that signed the death-warrant of slavery, he wrote as follows: 'For Aunty Sojourner Truth, 'Oct. 29, 1864. A. Lincoln'

Six Months At the White House, by F. B. Carpenter p. 203

So, that was very close to the 1864 election.

I could not remember her name and I looked through the book index and "Sojourner Truth" popped out at me.

[Steve]

In regards to David's answer:




Here's a link to the full article I got the image from:

https://civilwarbookofdays.wordpress.com...t-lincoln/

[RJNorton]

Congratulations, David and Steve - indeed it was Sojourner Truth. She visited the White House and saw President Lincoln on October 29, 1864. This would have been 11 days before the 1864 presidential election.

My source for the quote: Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes, and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies edited by Harold Holzer, p. 201.

[David Lockmiller]

(02-04-2025 11:54 PM)Steve Wrote:  In regards to David's answer:




Here's a link to the full article I got the image from:

https://civilwarbookofdays.wordpress.com...t-lincoln/

It was nice to see the photograph of the actual words that President Lincoln wrote to Sojourner truth that day!