Lincoln's Lot

Lincoln's Lot. . Abraham Lincoln owned this lot here at 523 Pulaski Street. Lincoln acquired this original Town Lot Three in Block Nineteen from James Primm. Lincoln had endorsed a $400 note for Primm and on March 11, 1858, Primm deeded the lot to Lincoln to reimburse him for the unpaid note. After Lincoln's death in April, 1865, the lot passed in ownership to Lincoln's widow, Mary Todd Lincoln, then on to her oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln who later sold it to David H. Harts of Lincoln., Lincoln is shown paying his taxes on that lot. (Visible in the background with the small shed erected on it). The man in the picture with Lincoln is Lewis Rosenthal, a deputy sheriff and a collector of real estate taxes under the Logan County Sheriff in 1858. Noting that Lincoln's lot was unused, Rosenthal had erected the shed on it for the purpose of stabling horses. When Lincoln asked if the man who was using his lot should not pay his taxes, Rosenthal replied that the man wasn't good for it. Finally, Rosenthal admitted to Lincoln that he was using the lot. Lincoln replied with a twinkle in his eye, "hand over the receipt, I guess I'm in for it." , Taken from Lawrence B. Stringer's 1911 History of Logan County., This original work by Lloyd Ostendorf was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Werth and family, in cooperation with the Logan County Abraham Lincoln Heritage Foundation. , This exhibit is sponsored by the Logan Railsplitting Association in Memory of Lester O. Sheridan, Founder of the Logan County Abraham Lincoln Heritage Foundation Erected 2007