Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Abraham Lincoln across 8 places, from 1809 to 1865.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 to April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Abraham Lincoln is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Hodgenville, Kentuckyattested“Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was raised on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
12 February 1809exact date
Kentuckyattested“Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was raised on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1831year
Coles County, Illinoisattested“In 1831, Lincoln's father moved the family to a new homestead in Coles County, Illinois, after which Abraham struck out on his own.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
21 December 1850exact date
White Houseattested“Lincoln's third son, William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln, was born on December 21, 1850, and died of a fever at the White House on February 20, 1862.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
June 1862month
United States Military Academyattested“In June 1862, Lincoln made an unannounced visit to West Point, where he spent five hours consulting with Scott regarding the handling of the war.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
November 1864month
Sand Creek Massacreattested“Changes were made in response to the Sand Creek Massacre of November 1864, prioritizing peaceful administration of Native affairs and condemning those encroaching on Native territory, but not until after Lincoln's death.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
Other places tied to Abraham Lincoln in the record
In each of these, a source puts Abraham Lincoln and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Abraham Lincoln was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1816year
Indianamentioned“In 1816, the family moved to Indiana, where land titles were more reliable.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1832year
Illinoismentioned“In 1832, he declared his candidacy for the Illinois House of Representatives, though he interrupted his campaign to serve as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
9 September 1836exact date
Illinoismentioned“Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar on September 9, 1836.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1839year
Springfield, Illinoismentioned“In 1839, Lincoln met Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois, and the following year they became engaged.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1852year
Springfield, Illinoismentioned“He never joined a church, although he and his wife frequently attended First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois, beginning in 1852.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1854year
Illinoismentioned“In 1854, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois legislature, but before the term began he declined to take his seat so that he would be eligible to run in the upcoming U.S.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1860year
Decatur, Illinoismentioned“On May 9–10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1860year
Illinoismentioned“David Davis was Lincoln's campaign manager in 1860 and had served as a judge in the Illinois court circuit where Lincoln practiced.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
February 1860month
Plymouth Church (Brooklyn)mentioned“In February 1860, Henry Ward Beecher invited Lincoln to address his congregation at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
February 1860month
Brooklynmentioned“In February 1860, Henry Ward Beecher invited Lincoln to address his congregation at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1861year
First Battle of Bull Runmentioned“After the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, which collapsed the bond market, Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1861.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
1861year
Americasmentioned“to enforce the Monroe Doctrine opposing European colonial intervention in the Americas: Spain invaded the Dominican Republic in 1861, while France established a puppet regime in Mexico.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
April 1861month
Ohiomentioned“Noah Haynes Swayne, a prominent corporate lawyer from Ohio, replaced John McLean after the latter's death in April 1861.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
April 1861month
Charleston, South Carolinamentioned“In early April 1861, Major Robert Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, advised that he was nearly out of food.”source: Wikipedia: Abraham Lincoln
Two people documented in the same place in the same year is a correlation, not a meeting.
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back to it. Nothing is inferred, and a gap in the record is not evidence that someone was elsewhere.
A tag says how the fact is carried by its source: documented a structured,
explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
mentioned a sentence that ties the person to the place without stating presence.
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