Original ink and wash by Lloyd Ostendorf

21-1-29 Original

Subject: Lincoln borrows a horse for 1836 State Representative campaign.

Description: Lincoln borrows a horse from Mrs. Robert L. Wilson. (Her husband and Lincoln campaigned together in Sangamon County. Wilson was from Athens, Illinois, 7 miles from New Salem. Her maiden name was Liza Kincaid. Lincoln surveyed the farms of two of her brothers.)

Lincoln's horse was stolen, so he had no transportation at the time. Liza Wilson's husband was a member of the Long Nine legislators and Lincoln made him a paymaster during the Civil War. (Phil Wagner has two of his paymaster books in his Wagner~Lincoln collection. He also has a picture of Mrs. Wilson in the Kincaid family picture, and one on their front porch in Sterling, Illinois.) Researched by Dr. Wayne Temple.

Original: (1) Ink and wash 11" x 14" on artist board $1350.00 Prints: (2) Included w/original SOLD