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    The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca
    The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca
    The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca
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    The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca

    By D. M. Kalten

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    Prior to Abraham Lincoln becoming an American president there are some surprising situations in his life and this book is about one of them. Honest Abe found himself in a very dark, disturbing, scary situation that was vengeful, had conspiracy mixed in and shows comedy while the entire situation almost took his life. If you like true life mysteries, or appreciate historic facts, you will enjoy reading about this other side of Abe. It is pure history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDMSF
    Release dateJan 29, 2018
    ISBN9781386117360
    The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca
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    D. M. Kalten

    Having raised a dyslexic son, I did a lot of searching for things that he enjoyed listening to as he would try to follow along as I read to him. Most were historic items that helped teach him history with stories about dogs being his favorite. The historic words did make him think along with helping him retain the spellings and meanings of many words, plus I would explain situations with the stories. Those collections, that took years to build, are now going into book forms.

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      The Dual Abraham Lincoln and Rebecca - D. M. Kalten

      Introduction

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      We have all heard of Abraham Lincoln and his life, but few of us ever heard about his life in the days of the Rebecca letters.

      What was discovered makes a good lesson with how history records the details with events and that makes a person wonder how accurate writings are concerning the past with any event.

      I don’t want to give away in this introduction what I discovered but I have put all I found into this book. As you read, you may want to take notes and see if you can claim that you have solved the mystery of who really was Rebecca before the end of the book.

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      Date Facts

      Abraham Lincolns Birthday:  February 12, 1809.

      The date of the duel:  September 22, 1842. Abraham Lincolns age:  33 years, 7 months, 10 days.

      Abraham Lincolns age at marriage to Mary Todd on November 4, 1842:  33 years, 8 months, 22 days.

      Abraham Lincolns Death Date:  April 15, 1865, age 56 years, 2 months, 3 days.

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      Hearse used at Lincolns death.

      Chapter One - The Start of Events

      In August 1842 the State of Illinois made an announcement concerning the payment of taxes to the State. Surprisingly, this tax change for the State is the event that put things into motion leading to the Abraham Lincoln – Jas. Shields duel, Jas Shields being the Auditor of the State of Illinois.

      EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ILLINOIS,

      August 15th, 1842.

      WE the undersigned officers of the State being of opinion that there will be danger of less by receiving the bills of the State Bank of Illinois and branches, in payment of the revenue of the State and of the different counties in the State for the year 1842, and in payment of college, school and seminary debts and interest, do hereby prohibit the reception of said bills for the purposes aforesaid, after the 12th day of September next until otherwise provided by law.

      Given under our hands the day and year above written.

      [Signed:] THO. CARLIN, Gov.,

      JAS, SHIELDS, Auditor,

      MILTON CARPENTER, Tres." 

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      James Shields

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      1842 Aug. 10 – Second Rebecca Letter

      August 10, 1842 is the date on the second letter to the Journal newspaper, published on August 19, from ‘Rebecca’ with the heading of ‘Lost Townships’. The letter is very lengthy and covers a lot of subjects from personal household to politics. The writer of this letter begins with Dear Printer: Something more than three years ago I wrote you a letter, and you was kind enough to put in into print. The three years ago letter has been searched for to add to this book but it was not found. It would have no bearings on the situation at hand.

      In the August 10th letter shown below, the author of the letter writes about her husband, possible new counties in Illinois, her cabin, chickens, son, vinegar for her pickles, money in circulation, prices, people, various other subjects and on thru areas of politics. One of her conversations is:

      "My husband went up to vote at election, but he said it was of no use. The Whigs didn’t get the State into her present troubles, and he thought that those who got her in should get her out. I told him that those who got her in didn’t know enough to do other than what they did do. The party didn’t want a United States Bank, so they made a State Bank, and a pretty mess they made of it! The party didn’t want the General Government to make internal improvements, so they undertook to make them  ___, and what a beautiful business they have made of that! I tell you Jonathan, says I, this State of Illinois will never become prosperous until the Whip party are in power. Her credit will not be worth that, says I, snapping my thumb and finger, as long as the Democratic party are dealing in State bonds, permitting the State offices to be robbed; and selling charters to the Mormons to buy the Mormon votes!

      "Jonathan said I was right; but the people had not received quite enough of the benefits of internal improvements, State banks, and hav’nt [haven’t] been disgraced quite enough in bargaining with Joe Smith, to open, and things would come right after the people had become satisfied with those democratic measures, which had disgraced the State, and made her a hissing and a by-word almost everywhere, except at Nauvoo and in Mississippi.

      By the way, Mr. Printer, have you got some man learned in Banks, trade and commerce, to send up here and give us a talk? I wouldn’t care if he was in favor of a pure metallic currency; if he was against all banks; if he was for putting wheat down to ten cents a bushel, pork to 50 cts. per hundred pounds; if he was in favor of breaking up all the manufactures of the country, and reducing our people to the condition of the starving people of Europe, who are supported half the time by poor rates. I am told you have some politicians of this cast, and I want to see one of them in the lost townships.

      The writer continues with her letter and ends it with: Yours, truly, REBECCA ______., then adding:

      "P.S. I intend to write you again after my husband gets through seeding. He says he means to sow a large lot of wheat, and he hopes that Tyler will graciously permit the people of the United States – blessed by their Representative liberties – to have a National Bank and a good currency, before the time to harvest the crop. I am a good deal doubtful of this, but hope for the best.  R.

      "2d P.S. If I should send you a jar of pickles this fall and some nice apples, I hope you will accept them. I wonder people don’t think more than they do, how gratified you would be to receive such presents. It is a fact, if they would only think so, they would enjoy as much pleasure in making you such little presents of the very best apples, and peaches, and such things, as you would in receiving them. 

      [Signed:] R." [i]

      ~~~

      1842 Aug. 20  - State Letter

      Following the preceding announcement, the following letter went out to all county collectors in the State of Illinois from the Auditor of the State of Illinois, Jas. Shields:

      To the Collector of

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