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moved to Ills in an oxe waggon Ü 2 yoke of oxen Ü waggon Ironed Ü Lincoln sold his farm to Gentry ÜJas Gentry Sen Üthe old man ÜMr Lincoln wrote a book of Chronicles ÜSatirizing the Grigsby and Josiah Crawford ÜThe production was witty & showed talent Üit marked the boy Üas a man. Grigsby & Johnson6 had a ‚ght ÜGrigsby would have whipt Johnson, had no foul play been used ÜBill Boland showed foul play Üthe ‚ght took place after the marriage of Chas & Reuben Grigsby were married ÜThomas Lincoln had about 40 acres of land under cultivation when he left for Ills Ühe planted a young orchard on his old farm ÜMr Thos Lincoln was a Carpenter & Cabinet Make. I have a Cupboard now in my house which Mr Thomas Lincoln made for me about 21. (1821 or 1822) Abe Lincoln has worked for my father some Ü worked at farming work Ü
To show Lincolns ÜAbes Humanity let me tell you a short story ÜOne night when Lincoln & I were returning home fromg Gentryville we were passing along the road in the night. We saw something laying near or in a mud hole and Saw that it was a man: we rolled him over and over Üwaked up the man Ühe was dead drunk Ünight was cold Ünearly frozen Üwe took him up Ürather Abe did ÜCarried him to Dennis Hanks Übuilt up a ‚re and got him warm Ü I left ÜAbe staid all night Üwe had been threshing wheat wheat Ühad passed Lincolns house ÜLincoln stopt & took Care of the poor fellow ÜSmith ÜThis was in the year 1825 There was one Store in Gentryville. Don't publish the mans name: he was an honorable man having now near us Excellent, dear & near relatives Ü
Went and took dinner with Mr Turnham Ügood dinner, good man. Abe Lincoln Üwas not fond of the Girls. Lincoln went to Gordons mills to grind We had hand Mills here7
I knew Thomas Lincoln very well Ühave Studied his make & his form: he was not tall Üwas dark skinned Üwas Stout Ümuscular Ünot nervous Ünor Sinewy ÜHe weighed about 165. lbs.: he was Somewhat raw boned ÜAbe favored him in many particulars. Both were humerous Ü good natured ÜSlow in action Somewhat. Sarah Lincoln favored Abe: she dark Skinned Üheavy built Ü favored Abe very much Ü looked alike Ü
I Knew Dennis Hanks: he was not the truest man in the world Üwould dodge
ÜEquivocate and Exagerate: the idea that he taught Lincoln to read and write is to me preposterous Ü. The Hanks were a peculiar people Ünot chaste Ü Dennis Hanks was a bastard Üwas the son of _________ His mother married Levi Hall ÜDennis Hanks married Miss Johnson Abe Lincoln's Step Sister ÜSquire Hall married Matilda Johnson ÜSquire Hall Hall was 1Ö2 brother to Hanks. Squire Hall was the Son Levi Hall. These people were all good clever people I assure you, but they were peculiar Ü
6. William Grigsby and John D. Johnston, AL's stepbrother.
7. Marginal note: Mallory built the Gordon Mill Ü Abe ground his corn there so say Nat Grigsby Ü Abe wrote his name on the Arms. Note at bottom of page: Sarah Lincoln Ü / Dennis Hanks Ü / Abe Lincoln Ü Sermon.
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