[Non-Sequitur]

I would tend to believe the people and their actions of the time.

Sure you do. You and Adams both. You believe the editorials of the time. Do you believe every word in the New York Times editorials today?

[PeaRidge]

The information you criticise was from British newspapers, The Chicago Daily Times, The Philadelphia Press, The New York Times, The New York Evening Post, The Cleveland Daily National Democrat, Mr. Lincoln himself, writers and historians. Valid information and facts come from the period.