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 170
... jury as with the court . " Of particular interest is the statement of Douglas , his great antag- onist , that Lincoln had , in his day , no equal before a jury . " Any evaluation of Lincoln as a circuit lawyer , trying cases day in and ...
... jury as with the court . " Of particular interest is the statement of Douglas , his great antag- onist , that Lincoln had , in his day , no equal before a jury . " Any evaluation of Lincoln as a circuit lawyer , trying cases day in and ...
Page 208
... jury convicted ; their bar - smashing escapade cost the ladies two dollars each.24 The Swett Papers contain an interesting letter written by Lincoln's colleague while awaiting the jury's verdict in a case tried in Clinton , at the ...
... jury convicted ; their bar - smashing escapade cost the ladies two dollars each.24 The Swett Papers contain an interesting letter written by Lincoln's colleague while awaiting the jury's verdict in a case tried in Clinton , at the ...
Page 415
... jury , 354 ; Lin- coln a psychologist in choosing jurors , 354 ; Lincoln secures jury of young men , 354 ; Lin- coln's summation in , 357 ; Lin- coln's requests for instructions to the jury in , 357 ; theory of Lincoln's defense , 357-8 ...
... jury , 354 ; Lin- coln a psychologist in choosing jurors , 354 ; Lincoln secures jury of young men , 354 ; Lin- coln's summation in , 357 ; Lin- coln's requests for instructions to the jury in , 357 ; theory of Lincoln's defense , 357-8 ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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