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ly powerful: he could strike with a mall a heavier blow than any man: he was long, tall and strong.
Mr Woods told me an axe story about Abe's bravery Ü which I can recollect 'Tell it.
LC: HW2332, HW2337, HW2336, HW2335, HW2339; HL: LN2408, 1:129¬33
82. Elizabeth Crawford (WHH interview)
Sept 16th 1865
I went to Josiah Crawfords Üthe book man Ünot the School teacher as represented. The School teacher was a different man1 Ülanded there about 11. o'c AM Ühitched my horse ÜNat Grigsby with me, as he went all the rounds with me & to all places and was present at all interviews & conversations. Mrs Crawford was absent Üat a sons house, distant about 3Ö4 m attending to her sick grand child. I called for dinner. Mrs Crawfords daughter got us a good dinner Ü Sent for Mrs Crawford Üher daughter rather would send for her. Before Mrs Crawford Came I looked over the ¿LibraryîÜcounted the Vols. There were 2 Bibles, 4 Hymn books ÜGrahams History of the U.S. abridged Ü, ¿Great events of AmericaîÜ¿Pioneers: of the New worldîÜa Testament Ü¿Grace Trumanî¿Websters Dictionaryî2 Üa small one ÜSome News papers Ümostly Religious. There was 12 or 15 books in all ÜMrs Crawford Came Üis aged about 59 ys
ÜShe is good looking Üis a lady at ‚rst blush Üis Easily approached quite talkative Ü free Ü and generous. She Knew Abm Lincoln well. ¿My husband is dead Üdied May 1865. Abm was nearly grown when he left Indiana. Abe worked for my husband Üdaubed our Cabin in 1824 or 5 in which we lived ÜThe second work he did for us was work done for the injured book ÜWeems life of Washington3 ÜLincoln in 1829 borrowed this book and by accident got it wet. L came & told honestly & Exactly how it was done Üthe story of which is often told. My husband said ¿Abe Üas long as it is you Ü you may ‚nish the book and keep itî. Abe pulled fodder a day or two for it. We brought the book from Ky. Abe worked in the ‚eld yonder Ü north of the house. Our house was there the same little log cabin which Abe had ¿daubedî: it was made of round logs ¿unhewn & unbarkedîThe old Cabin, which Stood here by this Cotton wood tree, was pulled down and this new one Erected there. We had cleared about 18 acres of land when Abe ‚rst worked for us. Abe made rails for us. Our ‚rst house was about 15 square Üone room Ülow Thomas Lincoln made my furniture Ü Some of it was sold at my husbands admr Sale. Thomas Lincoln was at my house fre
1. Andrew Crawford.
2. James Grahame, The History of the United States of North America, from the Plantation of the British Colonies Till Their Revolt and Declaration of Independence (1836); probably Francis Lieber, comp., Great Events, Described by Distinguished Historians, Chroniclers and Other Writers (1840); possibly Joseph Banvard, Nov‚elties of the New World, or the Adventures and Discoveries of the First Explorers of North America (1850); Sallie Rochester Ford, Grace Truman (1857); Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828).
3. See Ñ71, note 16.
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