Among the things many wonder about Lincoln is his relationship with Joshua Speed, who was his close friend for more than 20 years. Here's what we know about the nature of that relationship.

Abraham Lincoln became suicidally depressed after his best friend Joshua Speed moved out of the home — and the bed — they shared for four years, according to the new documentary 'Lover of Men ...

In 1855, Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his best friend, Joshua Speed. Speed was from a wealthy, slave-owning Kentucky family; Lincoln believed slavery was wrong. You are mistaken about this ...

The documentary covers Lincoln's relationships with several men over the years, most notably Joshua Speed, the co-owner of a general store with whom the future U.S. president shared lodgings ...

When Lincoln said he didn't have $17 to buy a mattress, according to the doc, "Joshua Speed says, 'Well, I have a big double bed upstairs. Go upstairs and check it out.' ...

Joshua Fry Speed and his wife, Fanny Henning Speed, by G.P.A. Healy in 1864, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons However, Lincoln and Speed remained in contact, writing each other emotional letters.

Lincoln’s relationship with Joshua Speed was a living and “out” example of that common phenomena. Lincoln met Speed, the co-owner of a general store, when he arrived in Springfield, Illinois ...

One of those men was Joshua Speed, with whom Lincoln shared a bed with for four years, according to the film which says it is widely documented. Related Stories ...

“The surviving evidence — the number of letters between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, for example — can also be read by the absence of evidence,” Balcerski said.