John Todd Stuart (1807-1885) Mr. Lincoln lost his first legislative race shortly after the conclusion of the Black Hawk War in 1832 – but Stuart was elected. In 1834, Mr. Lincoln was approached by Democrats who sought to… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Stephen Trigg Logan (1800-1880) Logan was a brilliant and blunt attorney from whom Mr. Lincoln had learned much. Mr. Lincoln’s regard for Logan was also reflected in a note he sent Logan, inviting him to Washington to visit with… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Ebenezer Peck (1805-1881) Mr. Lincoln wrote Chicago lawyer and Republican political leader Ebenezer Peck in August 1858. Senator Stephen “Douglas is propounding questions to me, which perhaps it is not quite safe to wholly disregard. I have my view of the…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Ward Hill Lamon (1828-1893) The Lincoln-Lamon partnership endured until 1857, when Lamon took up residence in Bloomington as the county’s district attorney. “Although Mr. Lincoln was my senior by eighteen years, in one important…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

William H. Herndon (1819-1891) Herndon was indeed different from Mr. Lincoln. He had more education than Mr. Lincoln, but less common sense. He was more radical and impulsive in politics. But Herndon was clearly his junior in… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Jesse W. Fell (1808-1887) Fell was not only a good lawyer but an eloquent speaker. He was a Pennsylvania native who had studied law in Ohio. Although he had founded Bloomington Pantagraph, his primary occupation was… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

David Davis (1815-1886) David Davis’s influence with Mr. Lincoln was a political fact of life in Illinois. “As early as 1850, a prominent Whig in Taylorville wrote the Judge about the necessity of removing their postmaster who pretended to be…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

James C. Conkling (1816-1899) James C. Conkling wrote of the conclusion of the Illinois Legislative social season in early 1841 that Mr. Lincoln, “poor hapless simple swain who loved most true but was not loved again – I suppose he will now…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Joshua F. Speed (1814-1882) “In 1837, after his return from the legislature, Mr. Lincoln obtained a license to practice law,” recalled the man who was probably Mr. Lincoln’s closest friend, Joshua F. Speed. “He lived fourteen miles in the…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

James Short (1807-1874) “My first acquaintance with Mr Lincoln was in May or June 1831 at New Salem,” said James Short. “At that time I lived in Coxe’s Grove, on the line between Morgan and Sangamon, and on coming into New Salem at that time, Mr. Lincoln was…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >