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, now an emerging state legislator and lawyer, occasionally assisted his parents financially but did not get to see them as often as he would have liked. As a lawyer, he was frequently in Charleston, the location of the Coles County courthouse, but only visited "every year or two."