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... practice of law , and there for twenty - five years he was a practicing lawyer . By this means he supported his family and financed his occasional excursions into politics . From the day Lincoln was licensed to practice law in the State ...
... practice of law , and there for twenty - five years he was a practicing lawyer . By this means he supported his family and financed his occasional excursions into politics . From the day Lincoln was licensed to practice law in the State ...
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... practice in flux . When for practical purposes he quit the practice in the summer of 1860 , he was professionally crossing a river with the other shore in sight but not yet reached . Lincoln did have a trifling horse case at the ...
... practice in flux . When for practical purposes he quit the practice in the summer of 1860 , he was professionally crossing a river with the other shore in sight but not yet reached . Lincoln did have a trifling horse case at the ...
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... practice of , 18-23 ; jury practice of , 23-25 , 97 , 179 , 180-181 ; interrogatories of , 27-29 , 131-138 , 154-156 ; prepa- ration of cases by , 34-35 , 51 , 79 , 168-169 ; appeals practice of , 57- 59 , 169 ; oral arguments of , 60 ...
... practice of , 18-23 ; jury practice of , 23-25 , 97 , 179 , 180-181 ; interrogatories of , 27-29 , 131-138 , 154-156 ; prepa- ration of cases by , 34-35 , 51 , 79 , 168-169 ; appeals practice of , 57- 59 , 169 ; oral arguments of , 60 ...
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