Circuit Court transcript, 1839 Nov. 29.

Jones, John A. 1806-1888.

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Bailey, David (David M.), 1966-2010

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Illinois. Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state's highest tribunal, deriving its basic functions from territorial courts (e.g., General Court (1809-1814); Supreme Court of the Illinois Territory (1814-1818)). Appellate jurisdiction was exercised by the Court except for the original jurisdiction assigned by the 1818 Constitution in revenue, mandamus, and impeachment cases (withdrawn under the 1870 Constitution). Original jursidiction now extends to such cases as those involving habeas corpus; prohibit...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Cromwell, Nathan

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Illinois. Circuit Court (Tazewell County)

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Case Name: Bailey v. Cromwell & McNaghton. In 1836, David M. Bailey gave Nathan Cromwell a promissory note for a black slave woman. Cromwell agreed to provide proof that the woman was indeed a slave. When Cromwell died, the administrators of his estate, William Cromwell and Alexander McNaghton, sued for payment of the note. Bailey, represented by Abraham Lincoln, argued that he need not pay the note because Cromwell had never furnished proof of the woman's slave stat...

McNaghton, Alexander

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Cromwell, William C.

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William C. Cromwell was born in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from Emory University, he worked as a police officer in Atlanta before enlisting in the Air Force. He earned his master's degree (1965) and doctorate (1968) both in international relations from American University. He began teaching while in graduate school and worked at AU until he retired in 1999. Cromwell held a number of administrative positions at the School of International Service including assistant to the dean, assistant...