Isham, Lincoln & Beale records, 1873-1937.

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Isham, Lincoln & Beale records, 1873-1937.

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Volumes containing letterpress copies or (later) carbon copies of outgoing letters from the Chicago law firm of Isham and Lincoln, and from its successor, Isham, Lincoln & Beale. Volumes include copies of letters by the principals of the firm: Edward S. Isham, Robert Todd Lincoln, and William G. Beale (who joined the firm in 1881); some copies of itemized lists of judgments; occasional lists of funds collected for clients; some invoices for legal services; and a few letters in French. Topics include the purchase, sale and management of real estate; estate planning; financial claims, usually relating to inheritance or business; and other routine and detailed operations of the law office, which represented many prominent Chicago companies and families.

33.75 linear ft. (189 v.; 27 boxes)

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