1851 - Father Dies

Resources for Teachers

Resources for Students

Library of Congress Primary Sources

• Augustus H. Chapman to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, May 24, 1849 (Illness of Thomas Lincoln (father):  American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mal&fileName=mal1/003/0033700/malpage.db&recNum=0
• Augustus H. Chapman to Abraham Lincoln, May 28, 1849 (Illness of Thomas Lincoln (father): American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mal&fileName=mal1/003/0034200/malpage.db&recNum=0

Other Resources

• National Parks Service http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/family/thomas.htm