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Lincoln Neighborhood Tour
Lincoln Neighborhood Tour
Jenkins Lot - In 1860 there were two
houses on the lot. Jameson
Jenkins and his family lived in one, and Jane Pelham in the other. Jenkins lived with his wife,
Elizabeth, their daughter, Nancy, and a mulatto washerwoman, Quitian Watkins. The Jenkins
were also mulattos, and the father listed his occupation as drayman. When Lincoln rode a
carriage to the
depot to take the train to Washington, Jenkins is said to have been his driver. This lot has been listed on National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom for Jamison Jenkins association with the historic resistance to enslavement through escape and flight.
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