Letters, 1856-1857.

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Letters, 1856-1857.

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Letter from Edwin Beecher, Fairfield, Illinois lawyer, to Freeman of March 27, 1856 concerning Freeman's Digest and a legal case; letters to Freeman of August 3, 1856 and October 4, 1857 from his brother I. D. Freeman about the distribution of Freeman's Digest and family matters.

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Freeman, I. D., fl. 1857.

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Freeman, Norman Leslie, 1823-1894

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Lawyer from Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, author of Digest of Illinois Reports, 1856 and reporter for the Illinois Supreme Court, 1863-1894. Came to Shawneetown in 1851 and rapidly developed a practice, having cases before the supreme court at Mt. Vernon, Ill. in 1852 and 1853. His agent for selling his book was Charles Tucker who traveled around the state, meeting with lawyers. The state of Illinois bought 500 copies. In 1863 with an opening for reporter, the Supreme Court chose Freem...

Beecher, Edwin, ca. 1820-fl. 1880.

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