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 212
... associated with Lincoln was Lamon , with whom he entered into a working arrangement , in Danville , which lasted from 1852 to 1856 , when Lamon was elected prosecuting attorney of the circuit . The frequently stated thesis that ...
... associated with Lincoln was Lamon , with whom he entered into a working arrangement , in Danville , which lasted from 1852 to 1856 , when Lamon was elected prosecuting attorney of the circuit . The frequently stated thesis that ...
Page 336
... Associated with A. Lincoln , for the defense , was Norman B. Judd , a transplanted New Yorker who ranked high in Re- publican circles , and Joseph Knox of Rock Island . While much of Judd's career was identified with politics and public ...
... Associated with A. Lincoln , for the defense , was Norman B. Judd , a transplanted New Yorker who ranked high in Re- publican circles , and Joseph Knox of Rock Island . While much of Judd's career was identified with politics and public ...
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... associated with Lincoln in Fraim murder trial , 63 ; Leonard Swett on , 63 ; fre- quent practitioner in Sangamon Circuit Court , 189 Dickinson , Daniel S .: 280 Dill , John T. and Lin : complaint of , against Lincoln , before Squire ...
... associated with Lincoln in Fraim murder trial , 63 ; Leonard Swett on , 63 ; fre- quent practitioner in Sangamon Circuit Court , 189 Dickinson , Daniel S .: 280 Dill , John T. and Lin : complaint of , against Lincoln , before Squire ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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