Lincoln in Lawrenceville - Illinois Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Marker Erected by: Lawrence County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Marker Text:

LINCOLN IN LAWRENCEVILLE
In 1840 Abraham Lincoln, as a Wig elector, campaigned in Southern Illinois for William Henry Harrison Whig Presidential candidate here in Lawrenceville, October 28. He had a dispute with a local physician William G. Anderson, who the previous August had run as a Democrat and lost the election for State Representative. In writing to Lincoln on October 30, Dr. Anderson said that Lincoln was the "aggressor" in the dispute that his words imported insult. Lincoln denied the charge, saying that he regretted the incident.

County: Lawrence. Historical Society: Lawrence County and Illinois State Historical Societies. Dedication Date: 1970. Location: State St., courthouse lawn, Lawrenceville. Website: [Web Link]

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