President Abraham Lincoln

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President Abraham Lincoln

John Todd Stuart and Abraham Lincoln were friends in Illinois. Both were native Kentuckians. Stuart encouraged LIncoln to study law and loaned Lincoln his law books. The two men also served together in the Black Hawk War.

This file appears in: John Todd Stuart

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Historical Marker #2244 in Danville commemorates John Todd Stuart, who was Abraham Lincoln's first law partner. When Abraham Lincoln moved to Springfield, Illinois, Kentuckian John Todd Stuart encouraged Lincoln to study law. He also…