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 35
... reason which later moved Lincoln to sever the Stuart con- nection - the latter's increasing preoccupation with politics . As with so many of his contemporaries , politics came close to being the central fact of Stuart's existence ...
... reason which later moved Lincoln to sever the Stuart con- nection - the latter's increasing preoccupation with politics . As with so many of his contemporaries , politics came close to being the central fact of Stuart's existence ...
Page 266
... reason to expect , then he would handle the case on behalf of Morrison . Instead of being discharged by the road , Lincoln was engaged by it to handle the Morrison case , as well as others which followed , some of them of far - reaching ...
... reason to expect , then he would handle the case on behalf of Morrison . Instead of being discharged by the road , Lincoln was engaged by it to handle the Morrison case , as well as others which followed , some of them of far - reaching ...
Page 313
... reason , it would seem that his first preference was the side of the counties . On Septem- ber 12 , 1853 , in a letter to Thompson R. Webber , Clerk of the Champaign Court , Lincoln revealed that he had discussed with some county ...
... reason , it would seem that his first preference was the side of the counties . On Septem- ber 12 , 1853 , in a letter to Thompson R. Webber , Clerk of the Champaign Court , Lincoln revealed that he had discussed with some county ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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