Lincoln’s integrity made him especially appealing to women customers, who trusted him to give an accurate assessment of the wares. Mrs. Hannah Armstrong said she “liked him first rate” because “he was so pleasant and kind.” One woman bought a dress for which she paid $2.37. Later that day Lincoln realized he had overcharged her six and a quarter cents, which he refunded to her that very evening. Another woman asked for a pound of tea, which he measured out on a scale inadvertently using the half-pound weight rather than the pound. When he discovered his error, he promptly went to her home and gave her another half-pound of tea. Episodes such as these earned him the sobriquet “Honest Abe.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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