If the trip to New Orleans convinced Lincoln that chattel slavery was disgraceful, it also intensified his desire to escape his own quasi-slavery in Indiana. Soon after his return, Lincoln called on a neighbor, William Wood. When the shy young man found it difficult to get to the point, Wood prompted him: “Abe, what is your Case?”
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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