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... claim was filed in the Probate Court of Logan County . Lincoln reported to his client : " Last fall I turned out of my way to come by that county to see after the claims ; and was surprised to be told that the claim had not been allowed ...
... claim was filed in the Probate Court of Logan County . Lincoln reported to his client : " Last fall I turned out of my way to come by that county to see after the claims ; and was surprised to be told that the claim had not been allowed ...
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... claim , assertion , or statement , that he had not received the proceeds of the two drafts . " Lincoln believed that if this had really been Gale's money and had been wrongfully used for partnership benefit , Gale would have made a claim ...
... claim , assertion , or statement , that he had not received the proceeds of the two drafts . " Lincoln believed that if this had really been Gale's money and had been wrongfully used for partnership benefit , Gale would have made a claim ...
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... claim against them for what he now asserted to be his $ 4,000 ? One can almost savor the sound of it before a jury : if Gale's money were mis- takenly expended by an Illinois bank for firm purposes , why did he not claim it against his ...
... claim against them for what he now asserted to be his $ 4,000 ? One can almost savor the sound of it before a jury : if Gale's money were mis- takenly expended by an Illinois bank for firm purposes , why did he not claim it against his ...
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