ABRAHAM LINCOLN From a photograph taken about 1860 by Hesler, of Chicago; from the original negative owned by George B. Ayres, Philadelphia. LAND WARRANT, ISSUED TO ABRAHAM LINKHORN (LINCOLN) FAC-SIMILE FROM THE FIELD-BOOK OF DANIEL BOONE SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE FOR ABRAHAM LINKHORN (LINCOLN) HOUSE IN WHICH THOMAS LINCOLN AND NANCY HANKS WERE MARRIED FAC-SIMILE OF THE MARRIAGE BOND OF THOMAS LINCOLN CERTIFICATE, OR MARRIAGE LIST, CONTAINING THE NAMES OF THOMAS LINCOLN AND NANCY HANKS SARAH BUSH LINCOLN AT THE AGE OF 76 From a photograph in possession of William H. Herndon. CABIN ON GOOSE-NEST PRAIRIE, ILL., IN WHICH THOMAS LINCOLN LIVED AND DIED MODEL OF LINCOLN'S INVENTION FOR BUOYING VESSELS FAC-SIMILE OF DRAWINGS IN THE PATENT OFFICE LEAF FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EXERCISE BOOK SOLDIER'S DISCHARGE FROM THE BLACK HAWK WAR, SIGNED BY A. LINCOLN, CAPTAIN BLACK HAWK. From a portrait by Charles B. King, from McKenny & Hall's "Indian Tribes of North America." STEPHEN T. LOGAN From the portrait in possession of his daughter, Mrs. L. H. Coleman. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS, SADDLE BAG, ETC PLAN OF ROADS SURVEYED BY A. LINCOLN AND OTHERS FAC-SIMILE OF LINCOLN'S REPORT OF THE ROAD SURVEY O. H. BROWNING From a photograph by Waide. MARTIN VAN BUREN From a photograph by Brady. COL. E. D. BAKER From a photograph by Brady, about 1861. LINCOLN AND STUART'S LAW-OFFICE, SPRINGFIELD LINCOLN'S BOOKCASE AND INKSTAND From the Keyes Lincoln Memorial Collection, Chicago. GLOBE TAVERN, SPRINGFIELD Where Lincoln lived after his marriage. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON From a painting, in 1841, by Henry Inman, owned by Benjamin Harrison. FAC-SIMILE OF MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN JOSHUA SPEED AND WIFE From a painting by Healy, about 1864. HOUSE IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS MARRIED GEN. JAMES SHIELDS From a photograph owned by David Delany. HENRY CLAY After a photograph by Rockwood, from the daguerreotype owned by Alfred Hassack. ZACHARY TAYLOR From the painting by Vanderlyn in the Corcoran Gallery. JOSHUA R. GIDDINGS From a photograph by Brady. DAVID DAVIS From a photograph by Brady. JAMES K. POLK From a photograph by Brady. FRANKLIN PIERCE From a photograph by Brady. LYMAN TRUMBULL Prom a photograph by Brady. OWEN LOVEJOY From a photograph. DAVID E. ATCHISON From a daguerreotype. ANDREW H. REEDER From a photograph by R. Knecht. JAMES H. LANE By permission of the Strowbridge Lithographing Co. MAPS MAP SHOWING LOCALITIES CONNECTED WITH EARLY EVENTS IN THE LINCOLN FAMILY MAP OF NEW SALEM, ILL., AND VICINITY MAP OF THE BOUNDARIES OF TEXAS HISTORICAL MAP OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1854 TABLE OF CONTENTS VOL. I CHAPTER I. LINEAGE The Lincolns in America. Intimacy with the Boones. Kentucky in 1780. Death of Abraham Lincoln the Pioneer. Marriage of Thomas Lincoln. Birth and Childhood of Abraham