Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Matheny, James H. 'James H. Matheny (Verses Supplied to William H. Herndon)' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: statement]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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598. James H. Matheny (verses supplied to William H. Herndon) ^[1].

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And When we came, to Salem Dam,
Up we went, against it jam
We tried to cross, with all our might,
But found we could'nt, and staid all night

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