Archive for March, 2008
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Friday, March 7th, 2008As I was getting out of the car this morning, I caught the end of an interesting news report. Sotheby’s will offer a very special letter for auction next month. It was written in 1864 by Abraham Lincoln and dealt with slavery. The reporter said the winning bid is expected to reach as high as [...]
The Dred Scott Decision: 151 Years Later
Thursday, March 6th, 2008It happened 151 years ago today. Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri whose owner had taken him to Rock Island, Illinois, a free state, and then to Fort Snelling in the Minnesota Territory, where the Northwest Ordinance had excluded slavery. After his owner passed away, Scott sued for his freedom, citing his earlier residency [...]
Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne Closing its Doors
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Abraham Lincoln only lived in Indiana for fourteen years, but the Lincoln Museum has been in Fort Wayne for nearly four score years. Unfortunately, it looks like their run is coming to an end. On Monday, museum officials announced they are closing their doors on June 30. They cite falling attendance numbers, as well as [...]
A. Lincoln Blog is No More
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Unfortunate news today from the blogosphere. It seems Brian Dirck is going to retire his very informative A. Lincoln Blog. I was a regular reader of the A. Lincoln Blog. Dirck’s insights into current Lincoln-related news stories, as well as his thoughts on the many new Lincoln and Civil War books, will certainly be missed. [...]
Protest Statement: Lincoln & Dan Stone
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I think the advertisement pictured at the top of this post is extremely interesting. It reads: OUTRAGE. Fellow Citizens, AN ABOLITIONIST, of the most revolting character is among you, exciting the feelings of the North against the South. A seditious Lecture is to be delivered THIS EVENING, at 7 o’clock, at the Presbyterian Church in [...]
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