Abraham Jonas, Quincy's first Jewish settler, arrived in Adams County in 1838. He had been elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and four times to the Kentucky Legislature. Jonas became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1840 and a representative in the 1842 Illinois General Assembly. Said to aspire to higher office, Jonas organized a Masonic Lodge in Mormon Nauvoo but didn't seek political office.
An early recommendation of Lincoln for President occurred in December 1858. Law partners Jonas and Asbury met in their office on the southeast corner of Fifth and Hampshire with Quincy Republican leaders and Horace Greeley, anti-slavery New York Tribune editor and prominent Republican. Asbury recommended Lincoln as a presidential candidate, later writing with embarrassment "...my suggestion fell flat." After moments of silence, Jonas helped: "Gentlemen, there may be more in Asbury's suggestion than any of us now thing." Lincoln said he would rather be senator than president. But Jonas, an organizer, noted "...that with proper exertions and judicious selections in June, we shall be able to carry the day and in November proclaim victory to all the world." and in April 1860, with support for him growing, Lincoln wrote, "The taste is in my mouth a little."
HM Number | HM13W3 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Illinois: Looking for Lincoln series |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 3:20pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 635984 N 4421537 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.93303333, -91.40851667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 55.982', W 91° 24.511' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 55' 58.92" N, 91° 24' 30.66" W |
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Area Code(s) | 217 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-199 N 5th St, Quincy IL 62301, US |
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