Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02

There is to be a photograph of the
| old fort where Lincoln's grandfather
was killed by the Indians. also one OF
the grave of his mother. Nancy Hanks.
Lincoln in Indiana. which site is now
marked by a beautiful monument
erected by Col. Culver. of the Illinois
National Guard, and a resident of
| Springfield. The official record when
he was postmaster at New Salem, also
| the survey papers and the copy of the
bond licensing him to keep tavern
in New Salem. together with the pict-
ure of the old Rutledge-CarmOn mill
at New Salem. in which he was inter
ested. are found in this period of his
life. OF special Importance will be the
copy of his old Blackstone used in
New Berlin at the beginning of his
law study. 1t is of much value and is
the property of H. +. Barker.
\ characteristic letter written dur
ing his early law work in Illinois will
be shown. 1t relates to matters of
| local interest in Springfield. and was
| written To \. Il. Moreau, Esq, and
dated Springfield. Sept. :, 1854. The
letter which is now the property of
Charles Gunther, of Chicago, reads as
follows:
"A Il. MOreau, ESq.-Sir: Stranger
though am personally, being a broth
er in the faith | venture to write YOU.
Yates cannot come to your court next
week He is obliged to be at Pike
county court, where he has a case
with a fee of $500. 5000 already paid.
To neglect it would be unjust to him
/ Il.
ris will be with you. head and tail up.
for Nebraska. You must have some
one to make an anti-Nebraskan
speech. Palmer is the best if you can
get him. | think Joe Gillespie. if you
cannot get Palmer, and somebody
anyhow if you can get neither. But
press Palmer hard. 1t is in his sena-
torial district, | believe. Yours, etc.
"A. LINCOLN"
The next period touches his life in
Springfield and his marriage to Miss
Todd. Three photographs represent
the latter period. one of the minister
who performed the marriage. Rev.
Dresser. Il picture of the old Edwards
home ON South Second street, now st.
Agatha's school. and portrait of Mrs.
Lincoln. His congressional life fol
lows. with documents on the Bloom
ington convention of 1856, the first
real republican convention in the
state of Illinois which was preceded
by the editorial convention in ~. \
picture of the wigwam at Chicago
during the campaign of 1860, when
Seward. whose picture also accom-
panies this period, was LincOln's chief
opponent is in the exhibit. Included
in this are the records of his nominal
ton for the presidency of the United
States and the adoption of the repub-
lican platform which Speaker Cannon
found worthy of repeating before the
Illinois state republican convention
upon the occasion of his opening adj
dress in Springfield.
The thread of the story is closely
followed up. An incident character
istic of Lincoln is the record of his
parting talk to his neighbors in Spring
field. those who lived in the vicinity
of his old home on South Eighth street
and were all his good friends. There
are several of these old neighbOrS
still living in the city, and they pos
sess fund of information and many
"a story are they able to tell which
has not. in all the deluge of Lincoln
stories. found itself into print. There
were so many versions of the speech
that several are retained by persons
who were present, as Lincoln made it
eXtempOraneOusly.
The records of his first inaugural
address and the picture of the first
cabinet follow closely together with
IL.
paign of "a, the Baltimore convention
and the second inaugural. Prominent
among the original manuscripts of
this period is the last Thanksgiving
proclamation issued by Lincoln and
the telegram sent by him 10 Grant i'm
mediatelv before the surrender of Gen.
Lee. In the telegram Lincoln urges
Grant to press him, press him to
surrender
Following this. wall cases will con-
tain the kilograms and papers in or
iginal form relating to the fall of
Richmond, the final conspiracy against
Lincoln. pictures of the oOnspiratOrs,
a fac-simile of the program used at
the theatre upon the night of the as
sassination of the president and the
ton. the funeral director. describing
the events upon the occasion of his
having been called before the first
cabinet assembled before the succeed
ing Vice President Andrew johnson.
Photographs will illustrate the fun
eral period. there having been a num-
Der taken in Springfield. Mrs. Weber
has secured the programs of the line
of march in original, the pictures of
L. s Chief Marshal, Gen. Hooker, and
of Gen. McCIelIand, of this city. as
chief marshal in Springfield. Gen.
Hooker was entertained during his
stay in this city at the home of James
/. Lamb. whose wife is a sister to the
present Mrs. John VI. Palmer. Accom-
Panying these are original pictures of
the Lincoln guard of honor of the
Dromiuent men of Springfield at that