Joshua F. Speed correspondence, 1840.

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Joshua F. Speed correspondence, 1840.

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ALS (1840 December 24 and 25) from Speed to his mother, Lucy Gilmer Fry Speed, pertaining to personal matters.

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Speed, Lucy Gilmer Fry, 1788-1874

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Speed, Joshua F. (Joshua Fry), 1814-1882

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From Kentucky, came to Springfield, Illinois where he became a good friend of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Papers, 1841-1853. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768305 Abraham Lincoln's most intimate friend from his days in Springfield. He was a partner in a general store, a farmer and real estate investor. His brother James Speed became Lincoln's second attorney general. His sister Eliza lived in Kentucky. From the descript...