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 177
... spring term about the middle of March and its fall term about September first . Duration of the sessions of the individual counties varied from three days to a week . In Sangamon County the regular spring and fall terms were of two ...
... spring term about the middle of March and its fall term about September first . Duration of the sessions of the individual counties varied from three days to a week . In Sangamon County the regular spring and fall terms were of two ...
Page 178
... Spring- field , where the higher courts met , there was an insufficiency of business to support the members of the bar . The Supreme Court sat for only a few days annually , while the sessions of the Circuit Court , even though three in ...
... Spring- field , where the higher courts met , there was an insufficiency of business to support the members of the bar . The Supreme Court sat for only a few days annually , while the sessions of the Circuit Court , even though three in ...
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... Spring , 1903 . East , Ernest E .: " The Melissa Goings Murder Case , " Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society , Spring , 1953 . Epler , Judge Cyrus : " History of Morgan County Bar , " Journal of the Il- linois State ...
... Spring , 1903 . East , Ernest E .: " The Melissa Goings Murder Case , " Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society , Spring , 1953 . Epler , Judge Cyrus : " History of Morgan County Bar , " Journal of the Il- linois State ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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