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
... attorney of the circuit . The frequently stated thesis that Lincoln's business relationship with Lamon bore all the characteristics of a bona fide partnership , does not bear the test of the record . While it is true that a newspaper ...
... attorney of the circuit . The frequently stated thesis that Lincoln's business relationship with Lamon bore all the characteristics of a bona fide partnership , does not bear the test of the record . While it is true that a newspaper ...
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... attorney , Levi Davis , who became a specialist in the field , made his headquarters in the room of the Clerk of the United States Court - which , one supposes , is another way of saying " in his hat . " His advertisements appeared ...
... attorney , Levi Davis , who became a specialist in the field , made his headquarters in the room of the Clerk of the United States Court - which , one supposes , is another way of saying " in his hat . " His advertisements appeared ...
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... attorneys . Our knowledge of this little- explored phase of his work as a lawyer has been enhanced by documents which ... attorney pro tem . ) The clerk's docket of Menard County shows that Lincoln and that rather unattractive character ...
... attorneys . Our knowledge of this little- explored phase of his work as a lawyer has been enhanced by documents which ... attorney pro tem . ) The clerk's docket of Menard County shows that Lincoln and that rather unattractive character ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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