| Sunday, April 28, 1844.Springfield, IL. | On back of bill for divorce, Lincoln pens note to H. M. Vandeveer, clerk of
Christian Circuit Court. Complainant, Andrew Jackson Wilson, charges his wife with
adultery, man named Taylor named corespondent. Lincoln asks that "Taylor's christian
name" be filled in, bill filed, and subpoena issued.Abraham Lincoln to Horatio M.
Vandeveer, 28 April 1844, CW, 1:336. |