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[Logan
County Genealogical & Historical Society]
[Logan
Co. Tourism website]
[Mt.
Pulaski Courthouse]
[Abraham
Lincoln in Logan County, 1834-1860]

[Mount Pulaski Township
Historical Society Museum]
[Mount Pulaski Township
Historical Society Website]
[Elkhart
Historical Society]
[Elkhart Historical Society Website]
(First Lincoln Namesake City)
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Mt. Pulaski House Hotel -
where the Illinois 8th Judicial Circuit
lawyer entourages would quarter, including
Judge David Davis. Abraham Lincoln,
however, would leave the hotel conversations
and stay with families of local townspeople
he knew that were once his neighbors in
Springfield: Jabez Capps' family or
Lushbaugh family. |
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In the mid-1800’s, covering the Illinois 8th Judicial
Circuit required traveling approximately 450
miles by horseback and horse and buggy
through fourteen counties, including Mount
Pulaski, the Logan County Seat from 1848 to
1855. However, it was not until 1849
that Mr. Lincoln re-joined this Judicial
Circuit, having served two years in the
United States House of Representatives: 1847
- 1848.
Mr. Lincoln “allowed” Judge David Davis and
the other lawyers to stay at the Mount
Pulaski House Hotel, while he resided with
friends that he had made, namely the Capps,
Lushbaugh and Beidler families of Mount
Pulaski.
[click on the photos
above for more]
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20 June 1861
Where Does He Stand!
The importance of the crisis has induced our intelligent
correspondent
"Senex," of Mt. Pulaski,
to write the people a letter on Traitors.
In
times like these we have a right to know who are the
friends of the country, and we therefore insert his
letter. If the "lawyer" spoken of is a loyal citizen,
let him so declare himself; if his is an enemy, wishing
the success of treason, it should be known. We deem it
our duty to insert the letter and to ask him to come out
and define his position, as the time for neutrality is
passed. Do this soon, or the strong hand of Uncle Sam
may close on the seat of your breeches and hold you up
amid the curses and indignation of your countrymen, as
an object of everlasting ridicule and disgrace!
SENEX Mt. Pulaski, June 10th.
Snippet
from 2011 R & B Summer Quarterly
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Snippet
from 2018 R & B Summer Quarterly
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