Among the things many wonder about Lincoln is his relationship with Joshua Speed, who was his close friend for more than 20 ...

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 1837, 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln met a 23-year-old shopkeeper named Joshua Speed in Springfield, Illinois. The two became close and rented a home together, where they shared a bed and became ...

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 ...

"I am the most miserable man alive," the future president wrote after his friend (and alleged lover) Joshua Speed moved away, in the documentary 'Lover Of Men' Abraham Lincoln was, by most ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

“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.

Abraham Lincoln's sexuality is the focus of documentary movie 'Lover of Men ... The film focuses on four men — including close friend Joshua Speed — with whom Lincoln shared a bed at separate ...