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A Wisconsin youth shares a bed with Abraham Lincoln in 1859.
Abraham Lincoln's Last Visit to Wisconsin
Lincoln last visited Wisconsin in 1859, when he was being floated as a potential presidential candidate by the Republican Party. Madison banker Lucien Hanks (1838-1925), then a young clerk visiting Janesville, was staying at the same home where Lincoln spent the night after delivering a speech. Sleeping arangements were tight, and the two ended up sharing the same bed -- a practice quite common among 19th-century travelers. In this article Hanks recalls his difficulty getting to sleep as Lincoln threw elbows and snored through the night.
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Wisconsin in the Civil War Era Wisconsin and the Republican Party |
| Creator: | Hanks, Lucien, 1838-1925. |
| Pub Data: | Madison Democrat, Aug. 25, 1918 |
| Citation: | Hanks, Lucien. "Abraham Lincoln's Last Visit to Wisconsin and How Lucien S. Hanks Had a Bad Time Trying to Sleep with Him." Madison Democrat, Aug. 25, 1918; Online facsimile at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=684; Visited on: 4/24/2024 |
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