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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.

 

==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]]