"Here I have lived"; a history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821-1865, by Paul M. Angle.
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"Here I have lived"; a history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821-1865, by Paul M. Angle.
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Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975.
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Springfield, Ill.,: The Abraham Lincoln Association,
1935.
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Springfield (Ill.) -- History.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
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""Here I have lived"; a history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821-1865, by Paul M. Angle." In the digital collection Lincoln Monographs. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/0566798.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Adams, James, buys lot, 17; buys rattlesnakes, 20; early lawyer, 25; in political controversy, 67-70
Adams, John Quincy, 31
"Agricola," 61-62
Agriculture, dependence on transpor|tation, 35-36; unrest of farmers, 146; conditions of, 154-55; in|creased use of machinery, 160; greater production, 168
Alden's Hotel, 50
Alleghenians, 105, 187
Allegheny County (Pa.), 252
Allen, Robert, 66
Allen, Rowland P., 15
Alton, freight costs to, 36; cholera in, 42; produce exported from, 47; railroad to, 54, 151, 163; contender for state capital, 56; site of Lincoln-Shields duel, 123; Mexican War camp, 132; state fair at, 187
Alton & Sangamon Railroad, 159, 162-63. See also Chicago & Mis|sissippi Railroad, Chicago & Alton Railroad.
Alvey, William, 53
American Hemp Co., 142
American House, theater in, 80; visi|tors at, 83; described, 87-88; en|tertainments at, 98, 99, 100, 105; Van Buren at, 106; during state fair, 186; Douglas at, 211, 248; mentioned, 92
American Protestant Society, 142
Anderson, Gen., 283
Anderson, Joseph, estate, 68-69
Antietam, Battle of, 272
Anti-Nebraska party, 213, 215, 224
"Aristocracy Hill," 176
Armstrong, Hugh M., 169
Arnold, Isaac N., 108, 150
Arsenal, 269
Ashmun, George, 239
At Home and Abroad, 187
Augusta Family, 105
Bailey, Rev. G. S., 197
Baker, Edward Dickinson, captain Sharp Shooters, 50; speech by, 51; Whig leader, 65, 110; elected to state senate, 67; at corner stone ceremonies, 74; defends Porter, 79; Jackson funeral oration, 106; in Harrison campaign, 111, 114; in Fisher murder case, 119; in Mor|mon War, 127; in 1844 campaign, 129; speaks on Texas and Oregon, 131; raises 4th Illinois, 132; at Cerro Gordo, 134; visits Lincoln, 259
Bergen, John G., settles in Spring|field, 28; describes Deep Snow, 34; at 4th of July celebration, 50; in Colonization Society, 52; officiates at wedding, 95; resigns pastorate, 197
Birchall, C., 89
Birchall, C. & Co., 81
Birchall, Miss, 192
Birchall & Owen, 157
Bissell, William H., 191, 223, 224
Black Hawk War, 39
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 105
Bloomington, railroad to, 163; con|vention at, 215; Douglas at, 229, 248
Bogue, Vincent, 36-38
Bolivar, Simon, 29
Booth, A. S., 245
Brayman, Mason, 205
Breckenridge, John C., 242
Breese, Sidney, 99, 213
Brevard, Jesse, 6
Brisbane, Arthur, 140
British Republican Club, 242
Broadwell, William, 9n
Brodie, John, 129
Brooks, Rev. John F., 200
Bross, William, 220
Brown, Christopher Columbus, 231
Brown, Rev. J. H., 191
Brown, James N., 151
Brown, William, 220
Browne, Thomas C., 79
Browning, Orville Hickman, 72, 191, 238, 249
Bryant, William Cullen, 44
Buchanan, James, 217, 227
Buckhorn Tavern, 15, 24
Buckmaster, Nathaniel, 107
Buena Vista, Battle of, 133
Bull, Ole, 187
Bull Run, battles of, 268, 272
Bunn, Jacob, store, 159; bank, 171, 174; residence, 176; hospitality,
Bunn, Jacob—continued 191; in Library Association, 192; offers war loan, 263
Burlington (Ia.), 149
Burns, Robert, 189-90
Business, 168-174. See also Economic structure, Occupations, Trade.
Butler, William, 65, 123-25
Butterfield, Justin, 126
Cadets of Temperance, 194
Calhoun, John, defeated for state sen|ate, 63, 67; Democratic leader, 64, 110; in Douglas-Francis quarrel, 115; speaks on Oregon question, 131; at Compromise meeting, 205; debates with Lincoln, 211; speaks at State Fair, 213
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 13
Calhoun, Town of, 13, 15
California, emigration to, 138-39; seeks admission to Union, 204-05
Calvary, A. W., 107
Cameron, Simon, 256
Camp Butler, 268, 269, 270, 272
Camp Yates, 264, 267, 268, 272
Campbell, David B., 106, 129
Campbell, Thompson, 92
Campbellite church, 53, 198
Canedy, Peleg C., 157
Capital, of Illinois, 55-57, 71-73, 83
Capital Band, 229
Capital Guards, 229
Capitol. See State House.
Capps, Jabez, 24
Carlin, Thomas, 83
Carlinville, 162
Carpenter's Hall, 189
Carter, T. J., 192
Cartwright, Peter, 11, 27, 28
Cass, Lewis, 137
Cass County, 73
Cattle, trade in, 48, 168
Cemeteries, 179-80
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 134
Chandler, Zachariah, 245, 281
Charleston, 260
Charleston (S. C.), 240, 288
Chase, Philander, 53, 198
Chase, Salmon Portland, 238, 257
Chatterton, G. W., 176, 181
Chenery, John W., 175
Chenery House, 175, 238, 260
Chicago, delegation from, Harrison campaign, 113-14; stage fare to, 149; growth, 161; railroad to, 163;
Clay, Henry, candidacy of, 31, 130; popularity, 31; and Compromise of 1850, 205; memorial meeting, 208
Clay, Porter, 78
Clear Lake, 268
Clifton, J., 87
Clinton Hall, 186
Coal mining, 160
Codding, Ichabod, 213, 214
Coles, Edward, 28
Colfax, Schuyler, 281
Colonization, approved, 79; Society, 52, 78
Columbia (S. C,), 288
Columbians, concert, 187
"Commercial Row," 174
Commodities, for sale, 44-45; prices, 47, 157, 159
Compromise of 1850, 204-06, 207
Conant, William, 129
Concert Hall, 183, 190
Concordia College, 202n
Confederate prisoners, at Camp But|ler, 270
Conkling, Clinton, 203
Conkling, James C., in Springfield society, 93; describes Springfield social life, 94-96; letter on Lincoln, 96; describes political speech|making, 111n; describes Mary Todd, 115; describes Shields, 121; debates with McConnel, 211; speaks at rally, 233; complains of Lincoln, 284; supports Lincoln, 286
Conkling, Mrs. James C., describes women's war activities, 269; on effect of battles, 270; on Southern sympathizers, 276. See also Mercy Levering.
Connelley, George R., 128
Constable, C. H., 217
Constitutional convention, 1824, Springfield against, 30
Danites, Mormon band, 127; political convention, 227
Danville, 163
Davis, David, 238
Debates, Lincoln-Douglas, 230-34, 237
Decatur, 215, 252
Decatur Infantry, 135
"Deep Snow," 33-34
Deere, John, 160
Democratic Club, 231
Democratic National Convention, 240-41
Democratic party, organization, 62-64; Springfield leaders, 110; erects hickory pole, 129; hostility to banks, 170; supports Nebraska Bill, 210; rallies, 217, 219, 248; effect on, of Dred Scott decision, 224; supports Civil War, 272; denounces emanci|pation, 273-74; supports peace movement, 274-75, 278-79; de|nounces Lincoln, 284, 286
De Vries, Madame, 178
Diamond Grove, 7
Dickerson, D., 37
Diller, Isaac R., 176
Diller, R. W., 187
Disciples of Christ, 198
"Discoveries and Inventions," Lin|coln's lecture, 189
Donner, George, 138-39
Donner party, 138-39
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, dominates Springfield Democracy, 64; polit|ical advancement, 94; signs cotil|lion invitation, 98; at Breese's ball, 99; Democratic leader, 110; polit|ical addresses by, 111, 131, 208, 212, 214, 219, 225, 248; quarrel with Francis, 115-16; in Masonic Order, 196; passes Compromise measures, 206; reports Nebraska Bill, 209; acclaimed in Springfield, 211; 1858 Senatorial campaign, 227-35; candidate for Presidency, 207, 217, 240-41; Union address, 265-66; death, 267
"Douglas Hall," 243
Dred Scott decision, 224
Drennan, William, 4, 5
Dresser, Rev. Charles, 208
Dryer, Almira, 20
Dryer, Lavinia, 20
Dubois, Jesse Kilgore, 191, 252, 284
Duelling, 123-25
Duncan, Joseph, 51, 71
Early, Jacob N., 77
Economic structure, 153-60. See also Business, Occupations, Trade.
Edward, Prince of Wales, 250
Edwards, Benjamin Stephenson, building of, 89 and note; hospital|ity, 108, 191; at Fremont rally, 220; denounced by Register, 222; wel|comes Douglas, 229, 248; joins Democratic party, 231-32; eulo|gizes Douglas, 241; in campaign of 1860, 244; supports Civil War, 273
Edwards, Mrs. Benjamin Stephenson, 92
Edwards, Cyrus, 107
Edwards, Matilda, 94, 96
Edwards, Gov. Ninian, 2, 13, 30, 32
Edwards, Ninian Wirt, Whig leader, 65; residence, 86n; in Springfield society, 93; Matilda Edwards visits, 94; Lincoln wedding at home of, 97; signs cotillion invitation, 98; on Jackson funeral committee, 106; hospitality, 108, 191
Edwards, Mrs. Ninian Wirt, 93
Edwards family, 93
Edwards' Grove, 217, 229
Elections, first in Springfield, 30; of 1824, 31; of 1828, 31; of 1834, 60-62; of 1836, 62-64; for probate justiceship, 1837, 65-70; of 1840, 110-16; of 1842, Mormons in, 126; of 1844, 128-30; of 1848, 136-37; of 1852, 207-08; of 1856, 217-23; of 1860, 236ff., 253n; of 1862, 274; of 1864, 286-87. See also Politics.
Electoral College, 259
Elkin, Garret, 17, 25, 42, 67
Elliott, Andrew, 15, 24
Ellis, Jacob, 24
Ellsworth, Elmer, 268
Emancipation, Proclamation of, 273; Lincoln defends, 281
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 187
Enos, Pascal Paoli, describes land sales, 9n; opens land office, 11; proprietor of Springfield, 11, 12n; characterizes William S. Hamil|ton, 14n; describes early industries, 24; describes early schools, 26; do|nates lot for church, 28; during Deep Snow, 34; heirs of, donates land for college, 202
Ford, Thomas, 107; issues warrant for Joseph Smith, 126; investigates Mormon troubles, 127; calls for volunteers, 128, 131
Forquer, George, 38, 54, 64
Fort Donelson, 269-70
Fort Henry, 269-70
Fort Sumter, 262
Fourier, Charles, 140
Fourierism, 140-41
Fourth Illinois, in Mexican War, 132-35
Fourth of July, celebrations, 28-29, 50, 105
Fox, Benjamin Franklin, 169
Francis, Simeon, on fertility of San|gamo Country, 40-41; in Young Men's Lyceum, 52; predicts growth of Springfield, 57; editor Journal, 65; on building activity, 88-89; quarrel with Douglas, 115-16; on Portuguese aid committee, 143; on effect of railroads, 166. See also Sangamo Journal, Illinois Journal.
Hardin, John J.—continued Mormon War, 127; in campaign of 1844, 129; in Mexican War, 131; death, 134; funeral, 136
Harris, Thomas L., campaigns for Congress, 137, 206, 211, 213; po|litical speeches, 212, 219
Harrison, William, 31
Harrison, William Henry, 63-64, 105, 110-16
Hart, —, 120
Hartford Review, 41
Hassaurek, Friedrich, 245
Hatch, Ozias Mather, 252
Hawley, Eliphalet B., 159
Hay, John, cotton factory, 45
Hay, John, at Illinois State Univer|sity, 203
Hay, Milton, 233
Henry, Anson G., in cholera epi|demic, 42; Whig leader, 65, 110; defeated for probate justiceship, 66-70; letter to, from Lincoln, 251
Henry, James D., 33, 39, 40
Herndon, Archer G., 63, 65, 70, 217
Herndon, Elliot B., 226
Herndon, William Henry, in library association, 192; absent from Com|promise meeting, 206; at Repub|lican conventions, 213, 215; account of ratification meeting, 216; hears Douglas speak, 225; defends fugi|tive slave, 226; forms Republican club, 231; aids in Lincoln's nom|ination, 238; complains of Lincoln, 284
Illinois Journal, predicts prosperity, 153; advocates banks, 171; opposes Nebraska Bill, 209, 210; applauds C. M. Clay, 211. See also Sangamo Journal, Illinois State Journal, Simeon Francis.
Illinois Maine Law Alliance, 184
Illinois Republican, 56, 65, 67
Illinois State Agricultural Society, 184, 185
Illinois State Colonization Society, 184
Illinois State Education Society, 184
Illinois State Fair, 184-87, 211
Illinois State Medical Society, 184
Illinois State Journal, on panic of 1857, 172-73; on Bloomington con|vention, 215; denounces Edwards, 231; office of, Lincoln notified of nomination in, 236; describes rati|fication meeting, 247; denounces secession, 258; praises Douglas, 266; on Confederate prisoners, 270; on peace meeting, 279. See also Sangamo Journal, Illinois Journal.
Illinois State Register, Democratic organ, 65; comments on mud, 90; comments on Lincoln, 111; on Northern Cross, 145; analyses farmers' plight, 146; urges railroad construction, 151; supports Douglas for Presidency, 207, 217; salutes passage of Nebraska Bill, 210; at|tacks C. M. Clay, 211; applauds Douglas' speech, 219; attacks Ed|wards, 222; denounces Herndon, 231; on nomination of Douglas, 240; supports Civil War, 272; de|nounces Lincoln and Oglesby, 286. See also Charles H. Lanphier.
Indians, in Springfield, 9, 11, 78; Winnebago War, 32-33; Black Hawk War, 39
Industry, specialization of, 168. See also Business, Economic structure, Occupations, Trade.
Ingersoll, Robert G., 249
Integral Phalanx, 141
Internal Improvement System, 55-57, 71
Iowa, Lincoln in, 237
Irwin, Jared P., 75, 76-79
Irwin, Robert, 205
Irwin, —, 89
Isherwood & MacKenzie, 80
Island Grove, 7, 142
Jackson, Andrew, 31, 105
Jacksonism, 60ff
Jacksonville, cholera in, 42; descrip|tion, 44; military companies visit Springfield, 50-51; contender for capital, 56; fire companies visit Springfield, 182; Portuguese at, 143; Northern Cross to, 144; rallies at, 233
Jacksonville Rescue Company, 183
Jacoby & Co., 168
Jayne, Gershom, settles at Spring|field, 11, 25; in Winnebago War, 33; during Deep Snow, 33; Talis|man subscription, 37
Jefferson, Joseph, 100
Jefferson Barracks, 132
Jewett & Hitchcock, 89 and note
Johnson, Ida, 283
Johnson, Joel, 88, 175, 259
Johnson, P. C., 152
Judd, Norman Buell, 235, 238, 239
Juvenile Temperance Society, 53
Kalley, Robert Reid, 142
Kansas, Lincoln in, 237
Kaskaskia, 55
Kelley, William D., 239
Kellogg, William, 258
Kelly, Elijah, 5
Kelly, Elisha, 5
Kelly, George, 5
Kelly, Henry, 5, 18
Kelly, John, 5, 6, 8
Kelly, William, 5
Kelly family, 4
Kenrick, Bishop Peter Richard, 199
Kentucky, admitted to Union, 3
Kessler, Adam, 219
Keyes, Gershom, 140
Kidd, T. W. S., 169
Kinney, William, 30
Kirkman, William, 45
Kirkpatrick, William, 9n
Know Nothing party, 220
Koerner, Gustave, 228
Labarthe, M., 178
Lafayette (Ind.), 163
Lake Fork, 20
Lamb, James L., 108, 159, 168, 191
Lamb, John C., 269
Lamborn, Josiah, 119
Land sales, 9, 11-12
Langford, —, 120
Lanphier, Charles H., urges purchase of Oak Ridge, 179; notifies Douglas of election, 235; serenaded, 241; denounces emancipation, 275. See also Illinois State Register.
Latham, Mrs. Catherine, 174
Latham, James, 13
Latham, Phil, 19
Lawyers, early, 25
Lectures, in Springfield, 102, 187-88
Lee, Robert E., 288-89
Legislature, sessions, 83-84
Lehmanowsky, Col., 78
Levees (receptions), 99
Levering, Lawrason, 86n, 93
Levering, Mercy, 93, 95, 96, 97. See also Mrs. James C. Conkling.
Lewis, Thomas, 47
Library Association, 192
Lick Creek, 140-41
Lincoln, Abraham, debt to Spring|field, xiii-xv; enters Sangamon County, 34; advocates improve|ment of Sangamon River, 38; ad|vocates usury legislation, 54; se|cures capital for Springfield, 57; settles at Springfield, 59; Investi|gates state house charges, 66; kills capital repeal bill, 71; charges Adams with fraud, 69-70; intro|duces state house appropriation,
Lincoln, Abraham—continued 72; secures Truett's acquittal, 77; Lyceum address, 80; story about unattractiveness of Springfield, 92; in Springfield society, 93; engage|ment and marriage, 95-97, 100; signs cotillion invitation, 98; aids theater company, 100; on Jackson funeral committee, 106; hospital|ity, 108, 191; Whig leader, 110; in Harrison campaign, 111; jumps from window, 116; in Fisher murder case, 119-20; duel with Shields, 120-25; opposes annexa|tion of Texas, 131; attitude on Mexican War, 132, 136; at Hardin memorial meeting, 134; advocates railroad, 152; addition to residence, 176; toast to fire companies, 182; lecture, 189; temperance address, 193; absent from Compromise meeting, 205; eulogizes Clay, 208; describes opposition to Nebraska Bill, 209; hears C. M. Clay speak, 210; debates with Calhoun, 211; replies to Douglas, 212; defeated for Senate, 213-14; at Bloomington convention, 215; at ratification meeting, 216; receives votes for vice-presidential nomination, 218; at Fremont rally, 220; Fillmore letter, 221; Dred Scott speech, 225; senatorial campaign, 1858, 227-35; nominated for Presidency, 236-38; at notification ceremony, 239; at ratification meeting, 247; as nom|inee, 249-51; votes, 251; receives election returns, 252-53; as President-Elect, 253; attitude on secession, 257-58; leaves for Wash|ington, 260; inaugurated, 262; Douglas supports, 265; issues emancipation proclamation, 273; letter to Union meeting, 281; de|nounced by Democrats, 284; nom|ination, 1864, 285-86; re-elected, 287; "Old Bob," 289; death, 290; funeral, 291-92
Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham, hospitality, 108; at Smith trial, 126; describes new residences, 176; describes social activities, 191-92; at noti|fication ceremony, 239; described by correspondent, 250; at recep|tion, 256; consents to Lincoln's burial at Springfield, 291. See also Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham—continued Mary Todd.
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 203
Lincoln, Sarah Bush, 260
Lincoln, Thomas (Tad), 239
Lincoln, William Wallace, 239
Lincoln Guards, 263
Lincoln Young Americas, 242
Linder, Usher F., 131
Liquor, intoxicating, 193, 194-95
Living costs, 173
Loami, Integral Phalanx at, 140-41
"Lobby," the, 106-07
Lockwood, Samuel D., 107
"Log cabin" campaign, 110-16
Logan, John A., 244, 281
Logan, Stephen Trigg, Whig leader, 65, 110; in Adams controversy, 70; hospitality, 108, 191; in Fisher murder case, 119; defeated for Congress, 136; in Integral Phalanx case, 141; erects buildings, 174, 192; absent from Compromise meeting, 206; debates with Harris, 211; at Bloomington convention, 215; aids in Lincoln's nomination, 238
Logan County, formed, 73
"Long Nine," 55-57, 71-72
Loose, Jacob, 159
"Lost Townships," letters, 121-23
Lot sales, Springfield, 16-17, 88
Louisville (Ky.), convention pro|posed, 275
Lovejoy, Elijah P., 80
Lovejoy, Owen, 213, 220
Lowry, Mrs. Eliza, 53
Ludlum, Cornelius, 148
Lutherans, 198
McChesney (Joseph H. ?), 191
McClellan, George Brinton, 271, 286-87
McClernand, John A., at Democratic rally, 217; in fugitive slave case, 226; in Democratic club, 231; quar|rel with Baker, 232; reports on Democratic convention, 240; christens Democratic hall, 243; sup|ports Union, 263; joins Union party, 272; speaks at Union meet|ing, 281
Matheny, Charles R., settles at Spring|field, 7; advertises lot sale, 16-17; residence, 28, 43; Adams sup|porter, 31; in Colonization So|ciety, 52
Matheny, James H., 162, 205, 222
Mather, Lamb & Co., 45
Mather, Thomas, 108, 152, 153, 192
Mather, Mrs. Thomas, 291
Mather, Thomas S., 262
Matteson, Joel A., 176, 177n, 191, 213
Maxcy, —, 283
May, William L., 60-62, 64, 107
Mechanics & Farmers Bank, 167, 172
Mechanics Institute, 74, 202
Mechanicsburg, 163
Menard County, 73
Mendel, —, 27
Merchandising, 156-59. See also Business, Trade.
Meredosia, 144, 145, 146
Merritt's Cornet Band, 233
Merryman, Elias H., captain Spring|field Artillery, 50; in Springfield society, 93; in Lincoln-Shields duel, 123-25; in Mormon War, 127; sup|ports Mexican War, 132
Merryman, James H., 134-35
Messersmith, John, 13
"Meteor shower," 49
Methodists, 28, 53, 86n, 197
Metropolitan Hall, 175, 189
Mexican War, 131-36; 244-45
Military companies, 50-51
Militia, ordered out, 262
Miller, Rev. E., 200
Miller, James, 228
Miller, Major, 107
Mills, Benjamin, 60-62
Mississippi River, 145-46
Missouri Compromise, 209, 215, 224
Missouri Democrat, 132
Mitchell, Edward, 33, 36, 43, 45
Mobley, Mordecai, 13
Moffett, Thomas, 37, 52
Money, 23. See also Barter.
Montez, Lola, 188
Moore, John, 206, 217, 247
Morgan County, 73
Mormons, 78, 125-28
Morris, Achilles, 132
Mt. Vernon (Ill.), 161
Mud, 90-91
Munitions, manufacture, 269
Music and musicians, 102-05, 187, 245
Naples (Ill.), 153
National Guards, 264
Nauvoo, Mormons at, 125-28
Neale, Thomas M., Clay supporter, 31; in Winnebago War, 32-33; pilots Talisman, 37; advocates im|provement of Sangamon River, 39; in Black Hawk War, 39; at corner stone ceremony, 74
Nebraska Bill, 209-13
Negroes, indentured, 29
New Berlin (Ill.), 151, 162
New England Society, 189
New Mexico, 204-05
New Orleans, 145-46
New Year's Day, observance, 190
New York, returns from, 253
New York Herald, 99, 250, 253-55
Newhall Family, 187
Nicolay, John G., 249, 259
Noble, Silas, 276-77
Norris, John, 127
Novel reading, 81
Northern Cross Railroad, 99, 144-48, 152, 153. See also Sangamon & Morgan Railroad, Great Western Railroad.
Oak Ridge Cemetery, 179-80, 291, 292
Oats, amount raised, 155
Occupations, range of, 24-25; mul|tiplication of, 44-46
Oglesby, Richard, 286
Ohio, admitted to Union, 3; Lincoln in, 237; goes Republican, 251
Sangamo country, 2, 4, 40-41. See also Sangamon County.
Sangamo Fire Co. No. 2, 182
Sangamo Journal, predicts growth of Springfield, 35; describes emigra|tion, 40; on Jacksonville visitors, 51; on political organization, 63; Whig organ, 65; comments on mud, 90; attacks Mormons, 126; on Northern Cross, 145. See also Illi|nois Journal, Illinois State Journal, Simeon Francis.
Sangamo Sabbath School Society, 27
Sangamo Town, 15
Sangamon, post office, 11
Sangamon Association, Fourier group, 140
Sangamon Bible Society, 53
Sangamon County, settlement, 3-4; first court house, 6; contest for county seat, 14-15; growth, 31, 40; population, 41; boundaries cur|tailed, 73; products of, 154-55; vote in, 223, 234, 253, 287
Sangamon County Agricultural So|ciety, 184
Sangamon Guards, 106
Sangamon River, course of, 2; im|provement advocated, 38-39
Sangamon & Morgan Railroad, con|struction of, 153; completion, 159; connection with Alton planned, 162; extension, 163; effect of completion, 165; station burns, 181. See also Northern Cross Railroad, Great Western Railroad.
Santa Anna, A. L. de, 135
Savannah (Ga.), 288
Schoolcraft, Henry R., 4
Schools, early, 26-27, 199-200; pub|lic, 200-02
Schurz, Carl, 245, 257
Scott, Winfield, 207
Scott County, 73
Secession, 205, 257, 265
Semple, James, 99, 148
Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 264, 282
Seward, William H., 238, 251, 256
Sewers, 180
Shawneetown, 3
Sheridan, Philip H., 287
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 287, 288
Shields, James, signs cotillion invita|tion, 98; gives party, 99; charac|terized, 121; "duel" with Lincoln, 122-25; death reported, 134; in Masonic lodge, 196; describes adoption of Compromise, 207
Shiloh, Battle of, 270-71
Shirreff, Patrick, 44, 46
Simpson, Bishop Matthew, 292
Singleton, James W., 212
Slater, Elijah, 24
Slavery, Springfield's attitude to|wards, 29-30, 79, 204; political is|sue, 206ff.
Sloo, John R., 15
Smith, C. M., 260
Smith, Caleb B., 245
Smith, Hyrum, 127
Smith, Joseph, 126, 127
Smith, William, 33
Social life, in Springfield, 18-21, 49, 84-85, 93-108, 190-92
Soldiers, aid societies, 269, 270; vet|erans return, 282-83; home built, 283-84
Sons of Temperance, 194
South, sympathy with, 276
South Carolina, 257
South Fork, 20
Spear, D. & I. P., 157
Speed, Joshua Fry, Lincoln rooms with, 59; in Springfield society, 93; admires Matilda Edwards, 94; signs cotillion invitation, 98; let|ters from Lincoln, 119-20, 124
Spring Creek, 5-6, 20
Springer, Rev. Francis, 198
Springfield, temporary county seat, 5; descriptions, 11, 16, 42-44, 85-90; plat of, 11; original propri|etors, 12n; first lot sales, 13; pop|ulation, 35, 41; cholera, 41-42; business census, 45; state capital, 56-57, 83; new buildings, 88-89, 174-75; crudeties, 91-92; first rail|road, 144; importance diminishes, 161; growth, 165; vote of, 223, 234, 287
State Bank of Illinois, 121, 170; build|ing of, 89 and note, 171
State House, waste charged, 66; con|struction, 73-75, 86, 87, 89; yard improved, 178; Lincoln's office in, 249; Lincoln's body in, 291
Stillman, Stephen, 11
Stock raising, 48
Stone, Dan, 50, 52, 67
Storekeeping, 8-9
Strawbridge, Thomas, 24
Street lighting, 178
Strode, James, 31
Stuart, John Todd, describes social life, 19-20; describes early phy|sicians, 25; settles in Springfield, 25; in Lyceum and Colonization Society, 52; partnership with Lin|coln, 59; Whig leader, 65, 110; on State House committee, 66; in An|derson case, 69; in Adams contro|versy, 70; in Truett case, 77; in Springfield society, 93; on Jackson funeral committee, 106; hospitality, 108, 191; helps to secure college, 202; at Compromise meeting, 205; Journal denounces, 222; in 1858 campaign, 232; elected to Con|gress, 274; denounces emancipation, 275; eulogizes Lincoln, 290
Sugar Creek, 4
Sweet, Theophilus, 140
Swett, Leonard, 238, 274
Swiss Bell Ringers, 105
Talisman (steamer), 36-38
Tampico (Mex.), 133
Taney, Roger B., 224
Taverns, 24, 87-88. See also under individual names.
Talbott, Benjamin, 69, 70
Taylor, Bayard, 187
Taylor, E. D., 37, 213
Taylor, Hannah, 20
Taylor, John, 11, 12n, 17
Taylor, Margaret, 20
Taylor, Zachary, 137, 206
Telegraph, in use, 161
Temperance, agitation for, 78, 193-95
Temperance Hotel, 88
Tennessee, 3
Tennessee, Army of, 279
Tenth Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, 283
Texas, annexation, 130-31; boundary, 205
Thayer, Edward R., 159
Thayer, Joseph, 159
Theater, 52, 80-81, 100, 189
Thespian Society, 52, 80
Third Illinois Volunteers, 134
Thornton, Anthony, 244
Thornton, Miss, 93
Tinsley, S. M., 159
Tinsley, S. M. & Co., 148
"Tippecanoe & Tyler Too," 110-16
Todd, Elizabeth, 93
Todd, Dr. John, 33, 42
Todd, Mary, in Springfield society, 93-95; engagement and marriage, 95-97; in Harrison campaign, 115; on railroad excursion, 100. See also Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
Todd family, 93
Trade, methods of, 22-23; export, 47; volume, 166, 169-70. See also Merchandising.
