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President Abraham Lincoln
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When Speed left Lincoln and returned to Kentucky after their four years of cohabitation, Lincoln is believed to have suffered something approaching a nervous breakdown. He displayed remarkable intimacy and affection in his correspondence with Speed, more so even than in his correspondence with his wife.
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As a youth Lincoln was driving an old horse to turn a grist mill. Losing his patience at one point, Lincoln applied the whip and was rewarded with a kick square to the head. He was knocked unconscious for several hours. [2b]
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Despite Thomas Lincoln's apparent shiftlessness, he became a skilled carpenter, and he never lacked the basic necessities of life. At one time he owned title to two farms. He always possessed one or more horses. He paid his taxes, and, like his neighbors, he accepted jury duty and militia duty when called.
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In the 1920s, historical markers were placed at the county lines along the route Lincoln traveled in the eighth judicial district. This example is on the border of Piatt and DeWitt counties.
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Lincoln had less than a year of schooling. Books were scarce and so was paper. He worked his arithmetic problems on a board and cleaned the board with a knife so he could use it again.
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Lincoln was buried in Springfield, Ill., and rested undisturbed until 1876, when an attempt was made to steal his body for $200,000 ransom. The attempt was foiled, and the coffin was then hidden between the walls of his tomb for safety.
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