Quincy Whig
City: Quincy
County: Adams
State: Illinois
A Whig newspaper established in Quincy, Illinois, in May 1838. Originally edited by Nehemiah Bushnell, it was subsequently edited by S. M. Bartlett and published by Henry V. Sullivan until Bartlett's death in 1852. Under different management, the paper operated continuously throughout the rest of Abraham Lincoln's life.
The History of Adams County, Illinois (Chicago: Murray, Williamson & Phelps, 1879), 429-30.