. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. at Hughes Sta-tion on Floyd creek in Jefferson county. All went well with him and his family until 1788. Then,one day, while he and his three sons were at work in theirclearing, an unexpected Indian shot killed the father. Hisdeath was a terrible blow to the family. The large tracts ofland which he had entered were still uncleared, and his per-sonal property was necessarily small. The difficulty of reach-ing the country at that date, as well as its wild conditi
. The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. at Hughes Sta-tion on Floyd creek in Jefferson county. All went well with him and his family until 1788. Then,one day, while he and his three sons were at work in theirclearing, an unexpected Indian shot killed the father. Hisdeath was a terrible blow to the family. The large tracts ofland which he had entered were still uncleared, and his per-sonal property was necessarily small. The difficulty of reach-ing the country at that date, as well as its wild condition,made it impracticable for even a wealthy pioneer to ownmore stock or household furniture than was absolutely es-sential. Abraham Lincoln was probably as well providedwith personal property as most of his neighbors. The in-ventory of his estate, now owned by R. T. Durrett, LL. D.,of Louisville, Kentucky, was returned by the appraisers onMarch 10, 1789. It gives a clearer idea of the condition inwhich he left his wife and children, than any descriptioncould do: L s. d. I Sorrel horse 8 I Black horse g 10 I Red cow and calf 4 10. ORIGIN OF THE LINCOLN FAMILY 5 £ s. d. I Brindle cow and calf , 4 lo I Red cow and calf 5 I Brindle bull yearling I I Brindle heifer yearling I Bar spear-plough and tackling 2 5 3 Weeding hoes 7 6 Flax wheel 6 Pair smoothing irons 15 1 Dozen pewter plates 1 10 2 Pewter dishes 17 6 Dutch oven and cule, weighing 15 lbs 15 Small iron kettle, and cule, weighing \2 lbs. 12 Tool adds 10 Handsaw 5 One-inch auger 6 Three-quarter auger 4 6 Half-inch auger 3 Drawing-knife 3 Currying-knife 10 Curriers knife and barking-iron 6 Old smooth-bar gun 10 Rifle gun 55 Rifle gun 3 10 2 Pott trammels 14 I Feather bed and furniture 5 10 Ditto 8 5 I Bed and turkey feathers and i 10 Steeking-iron I 6 Candle-stick i 6 I Axe 0 Soon after the death of Abraham Lincoln, his widowmoved from JefifersGn county to Washington county. Herethe eldest son, Mordecai, who inh
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