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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Miscell...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Miscell...

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Decree in Knight v. Carter et al, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Summary: Knight retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Washington Carter to settle a partnership. Carter and Knight had been partners in selling land and livestock and in farmin... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Misce...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Affidav...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Affidav...

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Bill for Injunction in Connelly & Way v. Van de Velde et al, [Law pape...

Summary: Connelly and Way retained Lincoln and Herndon and sued Van de Velde, Kavanaugh, and Myers in an action for an injunction. Connelly and Way owned two lots with residences and out buildings in Herndon an... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Misce...

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Judge's Docket in Gundy v. Gundy, [Law papers].

Summary: Joseph Gundy and John Gundy entered into the business of selling hogs and cattle in the fall of 1847, and decided to dissolve the partnership in December 1848. Joseph Gundy sued John Gundy in a chancer... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affid...

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Northrop, L. C. - Public domain document scan

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Bill to Foreclose Mortgage in Sackett v. Miller & Miller, [Law papers]...

Summary: Sackett bought forty-eight acres of land in Menard County, Illinois, from William Miller for $400. William Miller gave Sackett a bond for deed, but Sackett refused the bond unless William Miller gave S... More

Bill for Divorce in Graham v. Graham, [Law papers].

Summary: Almira Graham retained Lincoln and Herndon and sued James Graham for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and adultery with Amanda Kelly. She also requested custody of their one child. Almira Graham claim... More

Lawsuits, 1884-1893 - Public domain document scan

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Miscell...

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Farmer's Loan & Trust Co. vs. Great Western Railroad Company, [Law Pap...

Summary: In 1853, the Great Western Railroad Company borrowed $1,000,000 and issued bonds in various denominations to pay back the loan. To secure these bonds, the Great Western Railroad issued a deed trust tra... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affid...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Misce...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Miscell...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Affidav...

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Northrop, L. C. - Public domain document scan

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Interpleader in Pepper v. Shouse et al, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Summary: Shouse, a Kentucky resident, gave a deed of trust to Twyman, Goodloe, and Hoskins for approximately 2,700 acres of land, all of his livestock, and his other personal pr... More

Bill of Complaint in Cheney et ux. v. Ross et ux, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Copy of the original. Summary: Ross owed Bishop $2,000 and gave Bishop a promissory note secured with 160 acres of land as payment. After Ross failed to pay the note in full, Bi... More

Deposition in Trustees of Township 17N, Range 13W v. Donovan & Palmer,...

Summary: The trustees of schools, of township 17N, range 13W, sued Donovan and Palmer to set aside a land sale. Donovan had purchased four lots from the school commissioners at $0.50 and $0.75 per acre after th... More

Praecipe in School Commissioner for use of Inhabitants of Township 14N...

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Subpoena in Chancery in Yocum et al. v. Yocum et al, [Law papers].

Summary: At the time of his death, Jacob Yocum owned 521 acres of land in Sangamon County, Illinois. Jacob Yocum's widow Mary Yocum had not yet received her dower. William Yocum and some of Jacob Yocum's other ... More

Decree in Ainslee v. Sattley et al, [Law papers].

In Lincoln's hand. Summary: Ainslee retained Logan and Lincoln and sued Dickerson and the minor heirs of Robert Sattley to convey to him a 1.08-acre lot in Rochester, Illinois. Dickerson purchased the lot from ... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affid...

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Depositions, 1843-1873 - Public domain document scan

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Bill in Chancery in Roll v. Lasswell, [Law papers].

Summary: Jacob Roll sold Lasswell thirty-one acres of timber land in Sangamon County, Illinois. Lasswell gave Jacob Roll several promissory notes but failed to pay. Jacob Roll and the administrator of Jacob Rol... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Agreement in Harris v. Shaw et al, [Law papers].

Summary: In 1835, Harris donated twenty acres of land in Tremont, Illinois, to Tazewell County for the erection of the county courthouse. In 1849, the legislature authorized the removal of the county seat to Pe... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. Wright-Martin Airway Corp.--...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Miscell...

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Motion in Cooper v. Crosby & Robbins, [Law papers].

Bill of Exceptions in Unknown v. Unknown, [Law papers].

Summary: An unknown plaintiff sued an unknown defendant, who retained Lincoln. The court ruled for the plaintiff. The defendant apparently planned to appeal the case because Lincoln wrote a bill of exceptions f... More

Stewart, T. McCants, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Stewart, T. McCants, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Affidavi...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Herring-Curtiss Co.--Affidavi...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Northrop, L. C, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

Picryl description: Public domain page scan, legal document, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two ... More

Porter, John K, Frederick Douglass papers

A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who lived in th... More

Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Montgomery v. United States--Exhibit Book, ...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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Subject File: Legal Cases--Wright Co. v. Curtiss Aeroplane Co.--Affida...

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