Abraham Lincoln, now a rising state legislator and lawyer, provided financial help to his parents but did not visit them as often as he could. As a lawyer, he was in Charleston, site of the Coles County courthouse, quite frequently, but only visited "every year or two."
Abraham Lincoln, who had recently entered politics and law, occasionally provided financial support to his parents, although he did not visit them as frequently as he would have liked. As a lawyer, he was in Charleston, the site of the Coles County courthouse, quite regularly, but only made it back home every year or two.