Letter, Aug. 11, 1857.

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Letter, Aug. 11, 1857.

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Letter to N.G. Freeman discussing the feelings of the people about this verdict and asking that the proceedings of the trial be published so the truth of his testimony will be known, especially to the legislature who he fears will "make myself and my hospital feel its resentment."

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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McFarland, Andrew, 1817-1891

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Physician and superintendent of the Illinois Hospital for the Insane from 1854 -1870. He testified in the case of Robert C. Sloo, who in 1856 was accused of killing John E. Hall, the county clerk of Williamson County and a political enemy of his father. Sloo was acquitted on the grounds of emotional insanity and this caused outrage around the state. From the description of Letter, Aug. 11, 1857. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52576674 ...

Sloo, Robert C.

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