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Early in 1832, William Franklin Berry, the son of John M. Berry, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, bought half-interest in a store from James Herndon. Berry’s partner, J. Rowan Herndon, soon sold his half to Lincoln on credit. Shortly after the August election, Berry, Lincoln’s junior by two years, and Lincoln opened their emporium with the stock on hand, supplemented by goods, including whiskey, purchased from Henry Inco and James A. Rutledge after their establishment had failed. Some friends wondered why a man of Lincoln’s integrity would associate with such a dissolute character as Berry.
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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