He was county surveyor when he was 17. That was his first recorded paying job.
Rowing a flat boat across the Ohio River
Lincoln's first paying job was bringing cargo up and down the Mississippi river. (He previously worked on the family farm but was not paid for the work.)
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There is no hard evidence that Lincoln every uttered these words, but people do say that he said them. What is means is to try be good at whatever you do. It is like the boy scout motto, "Do your best". Do a good job at whatever you are doing.
Well I think the living conditions were horrid. The people did not have electricity. But only during the war. The barely had any food or running water. The has to live in little shacks. Their beds were pretty much the floor or a thin matress or a small blanket. Their living conditions were bad. Unless, you acually had a good paying job and even then the conditions aren't so swell. But, if you have a good paying job its better then if you don't have a good job.
to help peaple
2000 dollars a year
Rowing a flat boat across the Ohio River
He worked as a frontier farm hand, but learned enough skills and became a carpenter.
Lincoln is mostly known for his job of being the 16th president of the United States. He was also a lawyer and a store assistant.
Lincoln's first paying job was bringing cargo up and down the Mississippi river. (He previously worked on the family farm but was not paid for the work.)
His first job was as a county surveyor when he was 17.
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August 4 - Abraham Lincoln was elected to the Illinois General Assembly for the first time, representing Sangamon County, which was much larger than it is today. He ran as a member of the Whig Party. This was his second attempt to gain a political office.
His first proper job that paid decently was being a store clerk or assistant.
Is what a high paying job?
George's first paying job was as a surveyor. It enabled him to be appointed official surveyor of Culpepper County.