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LINCOLN AND HERNDON

LINCOLN AND HERNDON. WILLIAM HERNDONS DECENDANTS. WILLIAM HERNDON 4X GREAT GRAND FATHER EDWARD HERNDON 3X GREAT GRAND FATHER JACOB JOHN HERNDON GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER WAYNE HERNDON SR. GRANDFATHER WAYNE HERNDON JR. FATHER PATRICK HERNDON BROTHER STEVEN HERNDON BROTHER

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LINCOLN AND HERNDON

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  1. LINCOLN AND HERNDON

  2. WILLIAM HERNDONS DECENDANTS • WILLIAM HERNDON 4X GREAT GRAND FATHER • EDWARD HERNDON 3X GREAT GRAND FATHER • JACOB JOHN HERNDON GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER • WAYNE HERNDON SR. GRANDFATHER • WAYNE HERNDON JR. FATHER • PATRICK HERNDON BROTHER • STEVEN HERNDON BROTHER • CHRISTOPHER HERNDON

  3. The restored Lincoln and Herndon law Office

  4. Museum storage • On are last inventory we had approximately • 1,374 artifacts smalls • 300 pieces of period furniture • And about 798,000 documents • 79 photos and pictures • In two climate controlled underground safes like these added in 2004

  5. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE BUILDING Now a museum the building is run by the state and the living descendants of William Herndon Lincoln practiced law in the building from 1843 to about 1852. During his 1847-1849 tenure as a United States Congressman, partner William H. Herndon (1818-1891) maintained the practice. In 1978 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Central Springfield Historic District.

  6. The Meeting Room

  7. OTHER FACILITIES ON SITE Springfield post office 1840’s Law office of Stephen. T. Logan

  8. LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM HERNDON & ABRAHAM LINCOLN

  9. LIFE AT THE OFFICE IT WOULD BUG MY GREAT, GREAT, GREAT,GREAT GRANDFATER NO END AND IT WAS FARILY REGULAR TO HAVE WILLIE & TAD LINCOLN PLAYING BALL IN THE OFFICE AND ABE LINCOLN WOULD BE READING ON THE COUCH IN THE CORNER MESSING UP THE OFFICE MAKING WILLIAM HERNDON STAY LONGER TO CLEAN IT ALL UP AFTER THE LINCOLNS WENT HOME THIS EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY AT THE LINCOLN MUSUEM IN SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS

  10. SOME ARTIFACTS OUT OF THE MUSUEM VAULT DOWNSTAIRS THAT BELONGED TO LINCOLN SOME PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT IN HIS DESK WHEN HE LEFT FOR D.C. A SMALL PHOTO OF WILLIE LINCOLN LINCOLNS FAVORITE ROCKING CHAIR Lincolns ink jar bought right before he left for D.C

  11. PICTURES IN THE OFFICE AND ONE OF LINCOLNS FAVORITE PRESIDENTS THOMAS JEFFERSON ONE OF LINCOLN

  12. LINCOLNS THOUGHTS THE DAY BEFORE: ALL THOUGH LINCOLN GOT ALONG GREAT WITH WILLIAM LINCOLNS KIDS SAW HIM THE SAME WAY AS HIS WIFE MARY WHO COULDN’T STAND HIM THE REASON FOR THAT IS “ ONE NIGHT AFTER A FIGHT WITH HIS WIFE WILLIAM WENT TO THE TAVERN FOR A DRINK AFTER HAVING ONE BEER TO MANY HE GOT INTO A BAR FIGHT AND BROKE A WINDOW HE WAS ORDERD TO PAY $50 TO REPLACE IT BUT HE DIDN’T HAVE THE MONEY SO LINCOLN GAVE HIM A LOAN BUT LINCOLN WAS ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY BEFORE HE COULD REPAY IT THAT FINAL NIGHT LINCOLN TELLS HIM “ I HOPE WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER I CAN COME BACK AND WE CAN RESUME PRACTING LAW UNTIL THEN I LEAVE THE JOB TO YOU AS WELL AS THE LAW OFFICE, WILLIAM SAID I WILL NOT MOVE A SINGLE THING OF YOURS” AS LINCOLN LEFT MARY TODD LINCOLN SAID AND GOOD RIDENCE TO YOU YOU SAVAGE .“ AND IT WASN’T UNTILL 1867 THAT WILLIAM DID ANYTHING WITH LINCOLNS THINGS.

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