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 90
... important doors opened to him , important people sought him out . 5 . Slander actions were rife in Lincoln's day , a fact of which lawyers were not heard to complain . At the November term , 1843 , of the Menard Circuit Court , Lincoln ...
... important doors opened to him , important people sought him out . 5 . Slander actions were rife in Lincoln's day , a fact of which lawyers were not heard to complain . At the November term , 1843 , of the Menard Circuit Court , Lincoln ...
Page 223
... important information on this phase of Lincoln's practice . Roughly ninety per cent of them are in his hand . Of course , there is no sure way of knowing which member of the firm bore the brunt of oral argument , though it seems ...
... important information on this phase of Lincoln's practice . Roughly ninety per cent of them are in his hand . Of course , there is no sure way of knowing which member of the firm bore the brunt of oral argument , though it seems ...
Page 368
... important asset in meeting the challenge of secession and war . From 1837 to 1860 Lincoln was a practicing lawyer , one who faced and matched wits with thousands of witnesses , drawn from every segment of the community , and whose ...
... important asset in meeting the challenge of secession and war . From 1837 to 1860 Lincoln was a practicing lawyer , one who faced and matched wits with thousands of witnesses , drawn from every segment of the community , and whose ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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