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 140
... argument was predicated on good sense and good law . He was in there pitching , and the fact that the decision went against his client does not detract one whit from the force of his argument . Like every active trial lawyer , Lincoln ...
... argument was predicated on good sense and good law . He was in there pitching , and the fact that the decision went against his client does not detract one whit from the force of his argument . Like every active trial lawyer , Lincoln ...
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... argument on behalf of the Dalbys , this much seems certain : The collating of authorities in support of the appellee's position was done by Herndon . Items 47 and 48 in Reel 2 , Group III of the Herndon - Weik Collection show : 1. a ...
... argument on behalf of the Dalbys , this much seems certain : The collating of authorities in support of the appellee's position was done by Herndon . Items 47 and 48 in Reel 2 , Group III of the Herndon - Weik Collection show : 1. a ...
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... argument of this important appeal to Herndon , to whose defects Lincoln could not have been blind . There appears to be little doubt that , while Herndon was given a free hand in running the office , Lincoln had the final say on matters ...
... argument of this important appeal to Herndon , to whose defects Lincoln could not have been blind . There appears to be little doubt that , while Herndon was given a free hand in running the office , Lincoln had the final say on matters ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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