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 276
... trial on said indictment on account that the minds of the inhabitants of said county , wherein said trial is pending , are prejudiced against him , . " The motion was granted the same day and the case removed to DeWitt County . • • On ...
... trial on said indictment on account that the minds of the inhabitants of said county , wherein said trial is pending , are prejudiced against him , . " The motion was granted the same day and the case removed to DeWitt County . • • On ...
Page 348
... trial . The summary dispatch with which the old woman was being rushed to trial , and the revoking of her bail by the trial judge , doubtless caused Lincoln to take a dim view of the defendant's chances of receiving a fair trial at the ...
... trial . The summary dispatch with which the old woman was being rushed to trial , and the revoking of her bail by the trial judge , doubtless caused Lincoln to take a dim view of the defendant's chances of receiving a fair trial at the ...
Page 353
... trial in this court on account of the minds of the inhabitants of said Mason County being prejudiced against him . " The application was granted , and the trial ordered removed to Cass County , of which Beardstown was the county seat ...
... trial in this court on account of the minds of the inhabitants of said Mason County being prejudiced against him . " The application was granted , and the trial ordered removed to Cass County , of which Beardstown was the county seat ...
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Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
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