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| Credit: | by German (Christopher S.) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1858.09.26 |
| Locations & Lines: | Springfield IL; Illinois |
| Persons: | Lincoln (Abraham) |
| Sources: | Chicago History Museum; Illinois Library; Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection |
Wikipedia says: September 26, 1858. (attributed to Christopher S. German). Springfield, Illinois. Daguerreotype (?) Chicago History Museum.
“In 1858 Lincoln and Douglas had a series of joint debates in this State, and this city was one place of meeting. Mr. Lincoln’s step-mother was making her home with my father and mother at that time. Mr. Lincoln stopped at our house, and as he was going away my mother said to him: “Uncle Abe, I want a picture of you.” He replied, “Well, Harriet, when I get home I will have one taken for you and send it to you.” Soon after, mother received the photograph, which she still has, already framed, from Springfield, Illinois, with a letter from Mr. Lincoln, in which he said, “This is not a very good-looking picture, but it’s the best that could be produced from the poor subject.” He also said that he had it taken solely for my mother.”
?Mr. K. N. Chapman of Charleston, Illinois, great-grandson of Sarah Bush Lincoln
Meserve, no. 9
Ostendorf, no. 9