Stories and Anecdotes About Abraham Lincoln

This is part of a collection of anecdotes, legends, tall tales and stories about the life of President Lincoln.

NEVER SUED A CLIENT.

If a client did not pay, Lincoln did not believe in suing for the fee. When a fee was paid him his custom was to divide the money into two equal parts, put one part into his pocket, and the other into an envelope labeled "Herndon's share."