Alcibiades, concerned in incident parallel to Armstrong case, 344.
Armstrong, Hannah, befriended Lincoln in his childhood, 109;
her alleged letter from Lincoln, 344.
Armstrong, Jack, one of “Clary’s Grove boys,” 109.
Armstrong, William (“Duff”), his murder case, 108; 344.
Atlantic Railroad Co., represented by Lincoln in suit, 144-145.

Baddeley, John W., refuses to retain Lincoln, 181.
Baker, Edward D., associated with Lincoln in Trailor case, 137;
Lincoln’s opponent for congressional nomination, 267;
resigns from congress, 359;
Lincoln’s son named for, 359.
Balch, George B., describes Thomas Lincoln, 2, 323.
Beale, Edward F., acquires large tracts of land, 330.
Beardstown, Ill., 109.
Beasley, J. D., 90.
Bergen, Judge Abram, on the Armstrong case, 112-114;
on authenticity of almanac, 345.
Berry, Rev. John M., father of William F. Berry, 23.
Berry, William F., buys share in Herndon store, 21;
partner of Lincoln, 22;
idleness, intemperance, and death of, 23.
Binney, Horace, attitude toward Statute of Limitations, 123;
attitude when suspects client’s guilt during trial, 340;
compared to Lincoln, 342.
Black Hawk War, Lincoln in, 21;
Lincoln’s wrestling match in, 29-31.
Blackstone’s Commentaries, read by Lincoln, 37.
Blackwell, Henry B., anecdote about Lincoln, 143-144.
Blackwell, Robert S., endorses Lincoln’s charge against Illinois Central R.R., 168.
Bloomington, Ill., 82.
Booker, William F., on character of Mordecai and Josiah Lincoln, 323.
Boyle, Benjamin, shot by Gen. Linder’s son, 141.
Breese, Judge Sidney, on Lincoln’s honesty, 86.
Brewer, Justice David J., anecdote on Lincoln and law, 103; 343.
Brockman, James M., receives letter from Lincoln on how to study law, 333.
Brokaw, Abraham, anecdote of Lincoln and money, 148.
Brougham, Henry Peter, Baron, on legal fees, 349.
Browning, Orville H., endorses Lincoln’s charge against Illinois Central R.R., 168.
Bunn, John W., anecdote on Lincoln’s moderate charges, 150;
on Lincoln and politics, 258.
Bush, Sally, see Mrs. Johnston.
Butler, William, tenders Lincoln hospitality, 42.

Calhoun, John, surveyor of Sangamon County, appoints Lincoln Deputy Surveyor, 25, 28, 204.
Carter, Robert Nicholas, turns over practice to Patrick Henry, 71.
Cartwright, Dr. Peter, Methodist circuit-rider, 105;
Lincoln’s opponent for Congress, 278, 279.
Caton, Judge John D., on Lincoln’s honesty, 64;
on Lincoln and law, 103-104.
Chaddon, L. D., 90.
Chew, Henry, recipient of generosity from Lincoln, 184;
fails to pay bill guaranteed by Lincoln, 185.
Chiniquy, Father Charles, sued for slander, 155;
retains Lincoln, 156;
overwhelmed by Lincoln’s generosity, 158.
Chiniquy Slander Case, 155-158.
“Clary’s Grove Boys,” wreck Radford’s store, 22.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, eulogy of Servius Sulpicius, 336.
Clay, Henry, Lincoln’s admiration for, 200;
political programme, 201.
Clinton, De Witt, Lincoln’s emulation of, 218.
Cogdal, Isaac, generously treated by Lincoln, 137.
Conant, Alban J., on Lincoln’s study of Blackstone’s Commentaries, 331.
Constable, Charles H., disloyalty to his party, 244-245.
Counterfeit money, in common circulation, 15;
Lincoln’s experience with, 15-16;
Lincoln secures acquittal of man charged with passing it, 16.
Crafton, Greek, killed by Quinn Harrison, 105.
Crawford, Josiah, makes Lincoln work for damaged book, 11;
lampooned by Lincoln, 12.
Cullom, Shelby M., associated with Lincoln in Harrison case, 106;
on Lincoln’s methods of meeting personal attacks, 344;
on Lincoln as an advocate, 337.

Davis, David, on Lincoln’s honesty, 63-64;
appoints Lincoln to sit as judge for him, 89, 90;
on Lincoln and the law, 123-124;
rebukes Lincoln for undercharging, 161;
presides at mock-trial, 162;
his “Midas touch,” 172;
delegates his judicial functions to others, 341.
Davis, J. McCan, on authenticity of almanac in Armstrong case, 345.
Dawson, John, one of the “Long Nine,” 211.
Democratic Party, under Andrew Jackson, 198;
in power when Lincoln enters politics, 199;
lashed by Lincoln, 241-242.
Deskins, Dr. John, sheriff sent in pursuit of Lincoln, 70.
Dick, James A., sheriff in “Duff” Armstrong case, 110.
Dickson, Judge William M., describes Lincoln’s humor as advocate, 346.
Disraeli, Benjamin, his similarities to Lincoln, 240.
Douglas, Stephen A., dunned by Lincoln, 148-149;
elected Register of Land Office, 223.
Douglass, Frederick, tells of first money he earned, 347.
Dowling, Mrs. John, daughter of Dennis Hanks, praises Thomas Lincoln, 2, 3.
Dresser, Rev. Charles, officiates at Lincoln’s wedding, 174.
Driscoll, Mrs. Katherine Lord, anecdote on Lincoln’s refusal of bad cases, 338.
Drummond, Judge Thomas, on Lincoln’s honesty, 64.
Duncan, Gov. Joseph, calls special session of assembly, 231.
Dungee, Jack, sues Spencer for slander, 152-155.
Dungee Slander Suit, Lincoln’s fee, 154.
Duperron, Cardinal, and Henry III, 59.

Edwards, Benjamin S., retained by Gov. Matteson, 55.
Edwards, Ninian W., opposing advocate to Lincoln, 159;
one of the “Long Nine,” 211;
on Lincoln’s appearance, 179, 352.
Elizabethtown, Ky., home of Thomas Lincoln, 4;
home of Mrs. Johnston, 7.
Ellis, James, befriended by Lincoln, 24.
Emerson, Ralph, on Lincoln and the law, 116.
Ewing, William Lee D., Lincoln’s opponent for speaker of Illinois House, 357.

Ferguson, Benjamin, eulogized by Lincoln, 331.
Fisher, Archibald, wrongly reported murdered, 138.
Fletcher, Job, Sr., one of the “Long Nine,” 211.
Floyd, George P., part of fee returned to him by Lincoln, 159-160, 349.
Forquer, George, publicly reproached by Lincoln, 242-244.
Fox, Charles James, his “political slaughter” of opponents, 354.
Franklin, Benjamin, trials with his partner, 328.

Gentry, Allen, makes trading voyage with Lincoln, 14.
Gentry, James, sends Lincoln on trading voyage to New Orleans, 14;
commends Lincoln, 15.
Gentryville, home of Lincolns, 18.
Gibson, Justice John B., dictum on legal fees, 356.
Gillespie, Judge Joseph, anecdote on Lincoln, 69;
on Lincoln’s simplicity, 177-178, 352;
colleague of Lincoln in the House, 236-237;
letter to Herndon, 340.
Globe Tavern, first home of Lincoln and his wife, 175.
Goodrich, Grant, endorses Lincoln’s charge against the Illinois Central R.R., 168;
offers Lincoln partnership, 192.
Goodwin, Thomas, describes Thomas Lincoln, 323.
Graham, Mentor, helps Lincoln study surveying, 26.
Green, Squire Bowling, complains of Lincoln’s interference as peacemaker, 34.
Green, J. Parker, bantered by Lincoln in cross-examination, 16.
Greene, William G., buys Radford’s store, 22;
sells store to Lincoln and Berry, 22, 327;
Lincoln’s debt to, 24;
on Lincoln’s sportsmanlike conduct, 31, 330.
Gridley, Asahel, opposing counsel in Hoblit vs. Farmer, 70-71;
exit through church window with Lincoln, 237.
Gulliver, Rev. John P., on Lincoln’s search for facts, 339.

Hale, Sir Matthew, dictum on receiving fees, 144.
Hamlin, Hannibal, his struggle with debt similar to Lincoln’s, 328;
attitude to fees similar to Lincoln’s, 335.
Hammond, Judge Abram, hoodwinked by Lincoln, 263-265.
Hanks, Dennis, father of Mrs. Dowling, 3;
on Thomas Lincoln’s frequent removals, 4;
on Lincoln’s habit of asking questions, 60;
on Thomas Lincoln’s “way with women,” 325;
on Lincoln’s business ability, 328.
Hanks Family, considered “smart,” 3.
Hanks, John, Lincoln’s cousin, accompanies him on trading voyage, 17.
Hanks, Nancy, mother of Abraham Lincoln, sweetness and firmness of character, 3;
Abraham’s earliest recollections of, 6, 7;
hardships and death, 7, 324;
influence on Abraham’s character, 7.
Hardin, Gen. John J., Lincoln’s opponent for congressional nomination, 267, 273;
“making a slate,” 274;
turns against Lincoln, 276;
fails to catch Lincoln in his trap, 360.
Harding, Jacob, refuses Lincoln space in his editorial columns, 254.
Harriott, James, presiding justice in Armstrong case, 109.
Harris, Gibson W., clerk in Lincoln’s office, on Lincoln’s attitude toward clients, 50;
on Lincoln as a politician, 252, 277, 278, 357;
on Lincoln as a lawyer, 343;
on Lincoln’s attitude toward fees, 349;
on Lincoln’s generosity, 185, 353.
Harrison, Quinn, “Peachy,” murder case of, 105-106.
Hawley, Isaac, astonished by small fee Lincoln asks, 149.
Henry III, and Cardinal Duperron, 59.
Henry, Dr. A. G., on Lincoln’s treatment of Post Office funds, 45-46.
Henry, John, secures Baker’s office, 359.
Henry, Patrick, compared to Lincoln, 71;
evidence that he kept accounts, 335;
uses Valley Forge hardships as appeal for sympathy, 346.
Herndon, Archer G., one of the “Long Nine,” 211.
Herndon, James, sells interest in general store to Berry, 21.
Herndon, Rowan, sells interest in general store to Lincoln, 21;
believes Lincoln honest, 21, 327;
Lincoln’s debt to, 24.
Herndon, William H., Lincoln’s partner, 335;
anecdotes on Lincoln and law, 87-88, 124-126;
associate counsel with Lincoln, 105;
anecdote on Lincoln and money, 145, 166;
expostulates with Lincoln on under-charges, 162;
on Lincoln’s indebtedness, 329.
Hicks, Ratcliffe, on Lincoln and the Patterson case, 339.
Hill, Samuel, befriended by Lincoln, 24.
Hinton, Col. Richard J., on Lincoln as lawyer, 95-96, 342.
Hoblit, Hon. James T., on Lincoln and the law, 82-83.
Hoblit vs. Farmer, Lincoln’s handling of case, 70.
Hoffman, David, dictum on statute of limitations and infancy, 346;
attitude toward fees, 351;
refuses to take bad cases, 337.
Holt, Chief Justice William Henry, on fictitious pleas, 342.

Illinois Central Railroad, retains Lincoln, 166;
disallows his claim for fees, 167;
sued by Lincoln, 169;
its recent statement of case, 170-171.
Indiana Statutes, read by Lincoln, 35, 331.
Irwin, James S., receives letter from Lincoln regarding fees, 165.

Jackson, Andrew, his radical democratic doctrines, 198.
Jacksonism, its decline in popularity, 208.
Jacksonville, Ill., 52.
James, Benjamin F., 360.
Jayne, Dr. William, on Lincoln’s generosity, 184, 353.
Johnson, Matilda, wife of Dennis Hanks, 3.
Johnston, Daniel, first husband of Sally Bush, 7.
Johnston, John D., Lincoln’s stepbrother, accompanies him on trading voyage, 17.
Johnston, Mrs. Sarah Bush, marries Thomas Lincoln, 7;
character and influence on Abraham, 8-9.
Jones, William, his grocery store at New Salem, 18.
Joy, James F., retains Lincoln for Illinois Central R.R., 166;
disallows Lincoln’s claim, 167;
asks Lincoln to act as arbitrator, 331.
Judd, Norman B., attorney for Chicago and Rock Island R.R. Co., retains Lincoln, 97-98;
endorses Lincoln’s charge against the Illinois Central R.R., 168.
Judd, Mrs. Norman B., on Lincoln as a lawyer, 343.

Kentucky, 3.
Kidd, Captain Thomas W. S., describes Lincoln’s anger in court, 347.
Kingsbury, Enoch, his case refused by Lincoln, 54-55.
Knob-Creek, Ky., early home of Lincoln, 4.
Knox, Joseph, associate of Lincoln in Rock Island Bridge case, 97.
Koerner, Justice Gustav, on Lincoln’s fairness, 95;
recommends Lincoln to Atlantic R.R. Co., 145.

Lamon, Ward Hill, forced by Lincoln to return fee, 159-160;
on Lincoln and the Patterson case, 339.
“Land-sharks,” Lincoln’s aversion to, 135.
Law, relation of lawyer to client, 58-60, 71-75;
sham pleas, 88, 342;
technicalities, 117-119;
statute of limitations, 122-123, 346;
legal fees, 136-138, 144, 166, 335, 349, 350.
Lincoln, Abraham, genealogy, 1;
born at Nolin Creek, Ky., 4;
early poverty, 4;
on his father’s lack of “money sense,” 5;
influenced by father’s honesty, 6;
earliest recollections of mother, 6, 7;
“my angel mother,” 7, 9;
influenced by stepmother, 9;
frontier life and hardships, 10;
lack of schooling, 10;
ambition for learning, 10;
borrows books, 11;
damages Crawford’s book, 10;
writes lampoons, 12;
emulates Weems’s Washington, 13, 326;
sent on trading voyage to New Orleans by Gentry, 14;
experience with counterfeit money, 15, 16, 327;
commended by Gentry, 15;
cross-examination of J. Parker Green, 16;
second trading voyage, 17;
admired by Denton Offutt, 17, 18;
hired as clerk by Offutt at New Salem, 18, 197;
lack of mercantile ability, 18, 23, 131, 133;
his honesty attracts attention, 20;
in Black Hawk War, 21;
fails for election to state legislature, 21, 202;
buys Rowan Herndon’s share of general store, 21;
stature, 21;
buys Radford’s store from Greene, 22;
buys business of Rutledge, 22;
sells out to the Trents, 22;
charitable to memory of Berry, 22;
burden of debts, 24, 225;
his debts compared to Hamlin’s, 328;
appointed local postmaster, 24, 204, 355;
meager living, 24;
sensitiveness to honor, 25;
deputy surveyor, 26, 133, 204, 206;
sued by Van Vergen and Watkins, 26;
“the national debt,” 27, 38, 42, 133, 223;
feats of strength, 29;
wrestling match, 29-31;
sportsmanlike conduct, 31;
borrows books from Justice Pitcher, 35;
attends sessions at Boonville, 35;
desire to study law, 35-36, 38;
reads Blackstone’s commentaries, 37;
elected to state legislature, 37;
poverty, 38;
uses Major Stuart’s library, 39;
enters law, 40;
journey to Springfield, 41-42;
accepts Speed’s hospitality, 43;
partner of Stuart, 44;
treatment of the money of others, 45-47;
attitude toward clients, 49-50, 66-70, 73-76;
the Matheney case, 50;
attitude toward fraudulent cases, 54-60;
partnership with Logan, 55;
refuses to take Matteson case, 56, 338;
“law honesty,” 56-57;
conscience in law, 56-59, 77-78;
habit of asking questions, 60, 61;
intellectual modesty, 61-63;
admiration for Stanton, 62;
logical reasoning powers, 63;
freedom from guile, 65;
attitude when suspects client’s guilt during trial, 66-70, 340;
Patterson murder trial, 67, 339;
Hoblit vs. Farmer, 70-71;
skill as an advocate, 79-80, 97-100, 341, 342;
his methods in court, 80-83, 101, 125;
treatment of witnesses, 84-86;
experience with sham pleas, 88;
sits for Judge Davis, 89, 90;
qualifications as judge, 92-93;
Rock Island Bridge case, 96-98;
his colleagues’ jealousy, 104;
the Quinn Harrison murder case, 105-107;
methods of meeting personal attacks, 107-108;
“Duff Armstrong case,” 108-111, 344, 355;
false reflections on his character, 108, 111-115, 215, 345;
the almanac episode, 110-111;
attitude toward slurs on his character, 114-115;
attitude toward technicalities in law, 117-118;
his wit, 119;
dishonest litigants, 120-122;
statute of limitations, 122-123, 346;
love of justice, 127;
attitude toward money, 130-135, 173;
earns his first money, 132, 347;
aversion to land-grabbers, 133-135;
fee in Armstrong case, 136;
the Trailor case, 137-138;
generosity to Trailor brothers, 139;
the “shirt sleeve court,” 140;
generosity to Linder, 141-142, 348;
represents Atlantic R.R. Co. in suit, 144-145;
proneness to underrate his services, 147, 148;
duns Douglas for money, 148, 149;