A. Lincoln, Prairie LawyerAuthor makes use of the Herndon-Weik Papers, first opened to the public in 1942, and of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection, which was not accessible until 1947, in the biography of Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer. |
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Page 183
... Davis , six years Lincoln's junior , hailed from the eastern shore of Mary- land . After having read law in the ... Davis & Colton had built up a considerable collection practice . Their office , at 102 East Front Street , was in the ...
... Davis , six years Lincoln's junior , hailed from the eastern shore of Mary- land . After having read law in the ... Davis & Colton had built up a considerable collection practice . Their office , at 102 East Front Street , was in the ...
Page 184
... Davis and others of Lincoln's supporters went to secure the nomination for him . " My father , the late N. K. Fairbank , was a great admirer of David Davis , of Illinois , " wrote Fairbank , " and when he was a boy Mr. Davis paid a ...
... Davis and others of Lincoln's supporters went to secure the nomination for him . " My father , the late N. K. Fairbank , was a great admirer of David Davis , of Illinois , " wrote Fairbank , " and when he was a boy Mr. Davis paid a ...
Page 185
... Davis appearing on either side of a case in the Supreme Court of Illinois . " 25 Whitney , who reproduced with candor the contemporaneous judgments he formed of his colleagues , was certainly qualified in his regard for one he felt ...
... Davis appearing on either side of a case in the Supreme Court of Illinois . " 25 Whitney , who reproduced with candor the contemporaneous judgments he formed of his colleagues , was certainly qualified in his regard for one he felt ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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