New stories of Lincoln
By: [J.B. Merwin]
Publisher: Current Literature Publishing Co.
Published: 1916
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Political career before 1861; Anecdotes
Description: Two stories about Abraham Lincoln told by "Major J.B. Merwin, of Middlefield, Conn., founder of the Journal of Education. The first appears in the N.Y. Evening Sun, and in it Major Merwin tells why Lincoln refused a $10,000 salary when his law practice was bringing him in but $1,000 a year. The offer was made by Erastus Corning, president of The N.Y. Central Railroad, who was a cousin of Merwin's." The second story was published previously in the Century and was told to Merwin by Lincoln. The second story involves a confrontation with Peter Cartwright when running against him in the 1846 congressional election.
Notes: Detached from Current Opinion, March [1916].