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The Berry-Lincoln Store:
In 1832, Abraham Lincoln became a storekeeper. He went into partnership with William F. Berry, the son of a local preacher. Berry and Lincoln proved to be inexperienced storekeepers and faced stiff competition from the village's most successful merchant, Samuel Hill. Village residents gossiped that Berry drank too much while Lincoln spent his time reading newspapers and telling stories. Lincoln later recalled that the Berry-Lincoln store "winked out." He sold his interest in the store to Berry in April 1833. |