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... Circuit , " Lincoln called it . For the years 1837 to 1839 , Lincoln practiced before a number of judges , principally Jesse B. Thomas , Jr. , and , briefly , his own later partner , Stephen B. Logan . In May of 1839 , Samuel Treat was ...
... Circuit , " Lincoln called it . For the years 1837 to 1839 , Lincoln practiced before a number of judges , principally Jesse B. Thomas , Jr. , and , briefly , his own later partner , Stephen B. Logan . In May of 1839 , Samuel Treat was ...
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... circuit experience- Davis thought this melancholy man was as happy on circuit as he was capable of being anywhere on occasion he referred to " this tedious circuit . " Upon his return from Congress , Lincoln " went to the practice of ...
... circuit experience- Davis thought this melancholy man was as happy on circuit as he was capable of being anywhere on occasion he referred to " this tedious circuit . " Upon his return from Congress , Lincoln " went to the practice of ...
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... Circuits : history of , 19-20 , 161 ; Eighth Circuit , 2 , 16 , 18-23 ; transporta- tion , 19. See also Daniel , Peter V. Clay , Henry : Lincoln models himself after , 95 Clerks , legal : Lincoln trains , in office , 17 Clients : means ...
... Circuits : history of , 19-20 , 161 ; Eighth Circuit , 2 , 16 , 18-23 ; transporta- tion , 19. See also Daniel , Peter V. Clay , Henry : Lincoln models himself after , 95 Clerks , legal : Lincoln trains , in office , 17 Clients : means ...
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