Includes index The nature and importance of the inquiry: The seven sisters of Abraham Lincoln ; Is such inquiry worth while? ; The soil in which these stories grew ; What did Lincoln think about it? ; What did Lamon think about it? ; What did Herndon think about it? ; The Coleman pamphlet -- The stories and the evidence in support of them: Abraham Lincoln of Hardin County, Kentucky ; George Brownfield ; Abraham Inlow of Bourbon County, Kentucky ; Abraham Enloe of North Carolina ; The Hardin story ; Chief Justice Marshall and Andrew ; John C. Calhoun -- A critical and constructive analysis: The burden of proof ; Abraham Enlow of Hardin County, Kentucky ; Abraham Enlow of Elizabethtown ; George Brownfield ; Abraham Lincoln of Ohio ; Abraham Inlow of Bourbon County ; The Hardin story ; Abraham Enloe of North Carolina ; Chief Justice Marshall and Andrew ; John C. Calhoun ; Do these stories support each other? ; A school for scandal ; A few fixed dates ; What we know about Nancy Hanks ; Did Lincoln honor his father? ; Did Lincoln honor his mother? ; A final word about Herndon ; The origin and destiny of these stories -- Appendices: Rev. Jesse Head ; Witness to the marriage of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln ; Thomas Lincoln as a landholder ; Herndon's attitude toward Lincoln ; The suppressed pages of the Reed lecture ; Washington County affidavits ; La Rue County affidavits ; Where was Abraham Lincoln born? ; Documents of the Lincoln family ; Hanks memoranda ; Was Abraham Lincoln German? Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Oakleaf, J. Lincoln bibliography Book, cloth (Lincoln copy) 1 18