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 333
... Bridge Company , with rights to " construct , maintain and operate a bridge , in such manner as to leave unobstructed the navigation of the waterway , and furnish a connection with all railroads in Illinois and Iowa , which might have ...
... Bridge Company , with rights to " construct , maintain and operate a bridge , in such manner as to leave unobstructed the navigation of the waterway , and furnish a connection with all railroads in Illinois and Iowa , which might have ...
Page 334
... bridge over the river . The case ( United States v . Railroad Bridge Com- pany , et al . , 6 McLean 517 ) came before the United States Cir- cuit Court in Chicago in July , 1855. The presiding judge , As- sociate Justice John McLean of ...
... bridge over the river . The case ( United States v . Railroad Bridge Com- pany , et al . , 6 McLean 517 ) came before the United States Cir- cuit Court in Chicago in July , 1855. The presiding judge , As- sociate Justice John McLean of ...
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... bridge . " There were other points hammered home in the summa- tion . In the final one , Lincoln neatly disposed of the at that time highly fanciful argument of the opposition that if the railroad had passed under the river by tunnel ...
... bridge . " There were other points hammered home in the summa- tion . In the final one , Lincoln neatly disposed of the at that time highly fanciful argument of the opposition that if the railroad had passed under the river by tunnel ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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