Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes of Sac & Fox Indians.
- Title:
- Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes of Sac & Fox Indians.
- Description:
- In the 1830s, Lincoln’s ambitions for leadership became apparent. He took a job as a clerk in a general store, gaining access to newspapers and current news and distance from strenuous labor. He began reading history books and attending debate society meetings. In March of 1832, he ran in but lost an election for state legislator. A month later, he joined the Illinois Militia mustering to confront a party of Sauk, Fox and Kickapoo men, women and children seeking to return to their homeland in defiance of an invalid treaty. Lincoln did not see combat, but he was elected company captain. Outside of his presidency, he called this “a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since.”
- Source:
- Photograph by Vincent Dilio. Courtesy of David M. Rubenstein.
- Citation:
- Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes of Sac & Fox Indians. [Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1837].