Legal documents, 1857-1859.

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Legal documents, 1857-1859.

Documents concerning a law suit brought by Dalbey against the St. Louis, Alton, and Chicago Railroad in Logan County, Illinois, Circuit Court. Includes documents by Stuart and Edwards, S. C. Parks and David Davis. The case was appealed and Abraham Lincoln represented Dalbey in Illinois Supreme Court.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Parks, Samuel C. (Samuel Chipman), 1820-1917

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Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885

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Springfield, Illinois lawyer and politician; early law partner of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Affidavit, 1874. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 647977056 Springfield, Ill. lawyer who was a friend of Lincoln, loaned him books with which to study the law and then took him into his office to practice. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848 and the U.S. House in 1862, serving one term in each, then returned to Springfield to practice law. ...

Edwards, Benjamin S., 1818-1886.

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Illinois. Circuit Court (Logan County)

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Dalbey, Joseph A., 1821-1873.

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Elkhart, Illinois, resident; justice of the peace, 1867. From the description of Legal documents, 1857-1859. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28637415 ...

Davis, David, 1815-1886

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Illinois state legislator and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. senator from Illinois. From the description of Papers of David Davis, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070696 Bloomington, Illinois lawyer; member of Illinois House of Representatives (1844-1846); judge 8th judicial circuit (1848-1862); U.S. Supreme Court justice (1862-1877); U.S. Senator (1877-1883). From the description of Receipt for judgment costs, February ...

St. Louis, Alton & Chicago Railroad Company.

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