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 53
... later to be known as the Globe Tavern , was the scene of one of Springfield's most dramatic episodes , an event which became a local cause célèbre . Like most small - town hotels of the time and section , it had a large public " parlor ...
... later to be known as the Globe Tavern , was the scene of one of Springfield's most dramatic episodes , an event which became a local cause célèbre . Like most small - town hotels of the time and section , it had a large public " parlor ...
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... later recalled , he was " studious - too much so for [ his ] own health - studied from 12 to 14 hours a day . " 28 In the fall of 1843 and spring of 1844 , Herndon served as a juror in the Sangamon Circuit Court ; even though this ...
... later recalled , he was " studious - too much so for [ his ] own health - studied from 12 to 14 hours a day . " 28 In the fall of 1843 and spring of 1844 , Herndon served as a juror in the Sangamon Circuit Court ; even though this ...
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... Later in the trial , Davis called Lamon to the bench and asked him to retell Lincoln's story . When Lamon had finished the rib - tick- ling yarn , the Judge laughed quite as heartily as had Lamon and → promptly remitted the fine.31 In ...
... Later in the trial , Davis called Lamon to the bench and asked him to retell Lincoln's story . When Lamon had finished the rib - tick- ling yarn , the Judge laughed quite as heartily as had Lamon and → promptly remitted the fine.31 In ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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