A New Letter from William H. Herndon to Abraham Lincoln by Jonathan W. White On September 6, 1883, the Illinois State Journal ran an article describing how Lincoln’s third and final law partner, William H. Herndon, had tried to...
William H. Herndon
A New Letter from William H. Herndon to Abraham Lincoln
Where and How Lincoln Composed His Main Works
Where and How Lincoln Composed His Main Works By D. Leigh Henson Lincoln’s numerous compositions encompass a remarkable range of purposes and genre, constituting a major field of study for academics in such diverse fields as history, political science, rhetoric,...
Herndon’s Informants: An Interview with Douglas Wilson
Herndon’s Informants: An Interview with Douglas Wilson by Sara Gabbard Sara Gabbard: This had to have been an enormous project. What first led you to undertake the task? Douglas Wilson: I had been working on Thomas Jefferson for several...
Douglas L. Wilson Discusses Herndon on Lincoln: Letters
As Lincoln’s law partner, William H. Herndon worked more closely with Lincoln than any other person except his wife. Ostensibly, this afforded Herndon an almost unique intimacy with Lincoln, whom his friends knew to be markedly secretive and unconfiding.