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First Berry Lincoln Store, New Salem State Park, New Salem Illinois (IL) , Chrome, unused James and Rowan Herndon, brothers, built this store buildings, probably in the fall of 1831, and engaged in the mercantile business. James Herndon, at that time a bachelor and boarding at the Rutledge Tavern, sold his interest to William F. Berry early in the summer of 1832, and later in the same year, Rowan sold his interest to Abraham Lincoln, taking Lincoln's note in payment. About January, 1833, Berry and Lincoln purchased the store of Reuben Radford and moved across the street to the second Berry-Lincoln store. Lincoln served as Postmaster from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836, when the office was discontinued. It was re-established as a Post Office, February 12, 1940 as Lincoln's New Salem, Illinois.		Title: Interior Samuel Hill's Residence New Salem (IL), Linen unused Description: Interior, Samuel Hill's Residence, Interior, Hill-McNamar (McNeil) Store. New Salem State park, Lincoln's New Salem, Ill.

Title: First Berry-Lincoln Store U. S. Post Office, New Salem State Park New Salem (IL), Chrome unused Description: James and Rowan Herndon, brothers, built this store building probably in the fall of 1831, and engaged in the mercantile business. James Herndon, at that time a bachelor and boarding at the Rutledge Tavern, sold his interest to William F. Berry early in the summer of 1832, and later in the same year Rowan sold his interest to Abraham Lincoln, taking Lincoln's note in payment. Abraham Lincoln served as postmaster in New Salem from May 7, 1833 to May 30, 1836, when the office was discontinued. Post Office re-established Feb. 12, 1940 as Lincoln's New Salem, Illinois.		Title: Berry- Lincoln Store, New Salem State Park New Salem (IL), Linen unused Description: George Warburton, in 1830, erected on this site New Salem's only sheathed structure. Later the Chrisman Brothers and Reuben Radford also operated stores here. In January, 1833, Wm. F. Berry and Abraham Lincoln moved here from their first store, located just west of Ferguson's residence. Lincoln served a portion of his postmastership in this building. During the early summer of 1833 Lincoln sold his interest to Berry, who later sold the enterprise to the Trent Brothers. The Trends suddenly left the country and Berry resumed the business until he died in 1835. It is thought McNamar and Dr. Allen then took over the store and, in 1837, moved it to Petersburg. The large room was the store proper, while the rear learn' to served as a store room and, for a time, as Lincoln's bedroom.

Title: Dr. John Allen's Residence New Salem (IL), Chrome unused Description: Doctor John Allen came to New Salem in 1830. In 1833 he built a three room log residence and on March 27, 1834, married Mary E. Moore. Because of his extensive practice he became one of New Salem's most prosperous citizens. He was a devout Presbyterian and established the village's first Sunday School and Temperance Society in his house. The Allens moved to Petersburg in 1838. The following year a tenant whose name now unknown lived in the cabin; the next two years the Traylor family occupied it and finally, in 1842, it was abandoned. The main room was the parlor, dining room and kitchen, the leanto served as a bedroom and the west room was used by the doctor as an office. In the background is the ox team and Conestoga wagon, and Rutledge Tavern		Title: Interior of Lincoln Museum, New Salem State Park New Salem (IL), Linen unused

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