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| − | '''James Lemen Sr.''' was a preacher who fought in the Revolutionary War and was an early proponent of the abolition of slavery. He was a protege of [[Thomas Jefferson]], and it is believed that he had an agreement with Jefferson to move to Illinois and promote abolitionism in the new state. | + | '''James Lemen Sr.''' was a preacher who fought in the Revolutionary War and was an early proponent of the abolition of slavery. He was a protege of [[Thomas Jefferson]], and it is believed that he had an agreement with Jefferson<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Jefferson_Lemen_Compact/vNASAAAAYAAJ The Jefferson-Lemen Compact]</ref> to move to Illinois and promote abolitionism in the new state. Lemen's leadership had an impact on both Indiana<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=m_AuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA173 The Centennial of the State of Illinois: Report of the Centennial Commission]</ref> and Illinois in becoming "free soil" states. |
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| + | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/109 Letter from Abraham Lincoln to James Lemen Jr.] | * [http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/109 Letter from Abraham Lincoln to James Lemen Jr.] | ||
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[[Category: Abolitionists]] | [[Category: Abolitionists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:07, June 16, 2021
James Lemen Sr. was a preacher who fought in the Revolutionary War and was an early proponent of the abolition of slavery. He was a protege of Thomas Jefferson, and it is believed that he had an agreement with Jefferson[1] to move to Illinois and promote abolitionism in the new state. Lemen's leadership had an impact on both Indiana[2] and Illinois in becoming "free soil" states.