The early life of Abraham Lincoln: containing many unpublished documents and unpublished reminiscences of Lincoln's early friends

CHAPTER VII.

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The Lincolns leave Indiana.—Parting from Old Friends in Indiana.—The Journey to Illinois.—Lincoln as a Peddler.—Begins Life on his own Account.—Splitting Rails for a Pair of 94 Trousers.—Lincoln’s Great Strength and his Pride in it.—Lincoln and the Professional Athlete