extended through nearly a
century--a century which included the Revolutionary War and the Civil
War. Lincoln himself was ignorant of much of the history we have given
about his ancestors; but in the light of the facts set forth, his
career is logical and easily understood.

4th. We have shown by new documents that Lincoln's father was by no
means the colorless individual we have hitherto understood him to be.
The reminiscences of Christopher Columbus Graham, first published in
this volume, together with records we have unearthed in Kentucky, show
that Thomas Lincoln was the owner of a farm three years before his
marriage, that he was a good carpenter, and that he was held in esteem
by his neighbors; while according to Mr. Graham, Thomas's brother
Mordecai (uncle of Abraham Lincoln) was a member of the Kentucky
legislature. His two sisters married into leading families.

5th. In regard to Lincoln personally, we have shown how thoroughly he
educated himself, so that at twenty-six he was able to more than hold
his own as a member of the legislature of Illinois.

It does not detract from the great fame of Abraham Lincoln to show
that he was a worthy son of a splendid ancestry, for his extraordinary
personality would be just as hard to account for had he been a
scion of the most notable family in the world. When a man climbs the
Matterhorn it matters little whether he began his journey at Zermatt
or a few furlongs farther on.

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LINCOLN IN 1860--J. HENRY BROWN'S JOURNAL.

As stated in the note to the portrait of Lincoln which makes the
frontispiece of this number of the MAGAZINE, the late J. Henry Brown,
who went to Springfield, Illinois, in 1860, and painted a miniature
of Mr. Lincoln on ivory, left at his death a manuscript journal
which contains interesting entries regarding Mr. Brown's sojourn in
Springfield and his acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln. We print
herewith this part of the journal entire:

1860. AUGUST, _Continued_.

Spring- Illinois. 12. Sunday. Arrived here at three o'clock
field this morning. Wrote some letters.
" " 13. Called at Mr. Lincoln's house to see him. As
he was not in, I was directed to the Executive
Chamber, in the State Capitol. I found him
there. Handed him my letters from Judge Read.
He a