Business Trip to New York On July 22, 1857, Mr. Lincoln and his wife left Springfield to travel to New York via Niagara Falls, where they stayed at Cataract House until July 24. Little is known of the trip but apparently, the trip was part family vacation and part… Abraham Lincoln and New York >

Visit to Albany and Niagara Falls On September 9, 1848, Congressman Lincoln left Washington for a speaking tour of New England on behalf of Whig candidates. Little is known of his trip until he arrived in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 12, but he undoubtedly arrived in… Abraham Lincoln and New York >

Mr. Lincoln’s Visits Although President Lincoln seldom left Washington during the Civil War except to visit the war front, New York City was never far away — either in thoughts or visitors. Receiving visiting delegations was an occupational hazard of being President. For Mr. Lincoln, the hazards… Abraham Lincoln and New York >

Introduction by Richard Behn If Mr. Lincoln associated New York with a bunch of screaming children, he might have had some justification. In August 1864, President Lincoln was beset even more than normal by problems — many of them generated by politicians in New York. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles wrote: “There is no doubt a […]

Preface by Lewis Lehrman A good suit is neither necessary nor sufficient for a good speech, much less a successful candidacy for the Presidency. Nevertheless in February 1860, Abraham Lincoln bought a new black suit before he left Springfield, Illinois to deliver… Abraham Lincoln and New York >

Preface by Lewis Lehrman A good suit is neither necessary nor sufficient for a good speech, much less a successful candidacy for the Presidency. Nevertheless in February 1860, Abraham Lincoln bought a new black suit before he left Springfield, Illinois to deliver… Abraham Lincoln and New York >

Preston King (1806-1865) Navy Secretary Gideon Welles, not one to compliment others, called Senator Preston King “a man of wonderful sagacity; has an excellent mind and judgment. Our views correspond on most questions.”1 Nearly a year after King had left the Senate in 1863, … Abraham Lincoln & New York Article >