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Page 68
... later learned that this was not really the land of Cutter , but rather belonged to Foster . He then quit cutting and returned to his own piece of land , making a new agreement with Cutter , understood now to be Foster's agent , that the ...
... later learned that this was not really the land of Cutter , but rather belonged to Foster . He then quit cutting and returned to his own piece of land , making a new agreement with Cutter , understood now to be Foster's agent , that the ...
Page 93
... later statutes dealing specifically with the Illinois Central permitted pre- emptions up to March 13 , 1852. " I have examined all the sub- sequent acts of Congress up to the close of the session on March 3 , 1855 ; and I do not ...
... later statutes dealing specifically with the Illinois Central permitted pre- emptions up to March 13 , 1852. " I have examined all the sub- sequent acts of Congress up to the close of the session on March 3 , 1855 ; and I do not ...
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... later reargued in the Illinois Supreme Court by Lincoln , with great help on the research from Herndon , and it was decided in favor of the railroad . Lincoln's courtroom methods are well illustrated in the case of Correll v . McDaniel ...
... later reargued in the Illinois Supreme Court by Lincoln , with great help on the research from Herndon , and it was decided in favor of the railroad . Lincoln's courtroom methods are well illustrated in the case of Correll v . McDaniel ...
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