The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . on. Miss Todd first visitedpringfield in 1837, but remained only a few months. In 1839 she returned to makeht-r home with her sister, Mrs. Edwards. She had two other sisters in the town, Wallace and Mrs. C. M. Smith. HIS MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT 191 ship-shape/ when Mrs. Edwards laughingly said: How for-tunately you selected this evening, for the Episcopal SewingSociety is
The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . on. Miss Todd first visitedpringfield in 1837, but remained only a few months. In 1839 she returned to makeht-r home with her sister, Mrs. Edwards. She had two other sisters in the town, Wallace and Mrs. C. M. Smith. HIS MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT 191 ship-shape/ when Mrs. Edwards laughingly said: How for-tunately you selected this evening, for the Episcopal SewingSociety is to meet here, and my supper is all ordered. But that comfortable little arrangement would not hold,as Mary declared she would not make a spectacle for gossip-ing ladies to gaze upon and talk about; there had already SEE! I?S ©I? 2&&BS3@E®>To any Minister of lie Gospel, or other autliorisedPerson-GREETINOj ?KSJSBS5S aA& to ^$>\££jnte, cuid JfL&urui uau, to lout u» t&£ fwh* Voodi ifanatunctv and tftatt, d Mnoli, om> Jrt. *o dotn^, &4 tUl &t ijmt.^&av undet mu Rcn3 and i^i m ipwagjassE. /. FACSIMILE OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. From the original on file in the County Clerks office of Springfield, 111. been too much talk about her. Then my father was des-patched to tell Mr. Lincoln that the wedding would be de-ferred until the next evening. Clergyman, attendants andintimate friends were notified, and on Friday evening, in themidst of a small circle of friends, with the elements doingtheir worst in the way of rain, this singular courtshipculminated in marriage. This I know to be literally true, asI was one of her bridesmaids, Miss Jayne (afterwards Trumbull) and Miss Rodney being the others. CHAPTER XII LINCOLN BECOMES A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS AND IS DEFEATED ON THE STUMP IN 1844 NOMINATED AND ELECTED TO THE 3OTH CONGRESS For eight successive years Lincoln had been a member ofthe General Assembly of Illinois. It was quite long eno
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