Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Spears, John Q. 'John Q. Spears (William H. Herndon Interview)' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: interview]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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Note from page 705: 1. Study of the Spears family and the details of this testimony indicate that this informant must be John Q. Spears, though both this notation and the docketing give the first initial as "A."