. Abraham Lincoln . FOREWORD OF THE GRAND ARMY HALL AND MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONOF ILLINOIS. The following pages contain the address made byDr. William Jayne to the Grand Army Hall andMemorial Association of Illinois, at the Public Hall ofthat Association in Chicago, February 12th, 1900,during the Annual Exercises held in honor and inrecognition of the Birthday of ABRAHAM LINCOLN Dr. Jayne is a native and resident of Springfield,Illinois, and was a neighbor, political and social friendof Abraham Lincoln from 1836 until the latters deathin 1865. The Doctor was educated at Illinois College, andis a
. Abraham Lincoln . FOREWORD OF THE GRAND ARMY HALL AND MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONOF ILLINOIS. The following pages contain the address made byDr. William Jayne to the Grand Army Hall andMemorial Association of Illinois, at the Public Hall ofthat Association in Chicago, February 12th, 1900,during the Annual Exercises held in honor and inrecognition of the Birthday of ABRAHAM LINCOLN Dr. Jayne is a native and resident of Springfield,Illinois, and was a neighbor, political and social friendof Abraham Lincoln from 1836 until the latters deathin 1865. The Doctor was educated at Illinois College, andis a member of the Phi Alpha Literary Society of thatCollege. He was largely responsible for the deliveryto this Society by Mr. Lincoln of the lecture to whichhe refers in these reminiscences. He was elected a State Senator in the SpringfieldSenatorial District at the November election, i860,becoming at that time a leading Republican, and hasso continued until the present. After Mr. Lincoln became President he appointedD
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