The papers of Abraham Lincoln : legal documents and cases / Daniel W. Stowell, editor ; Susan Krause ... [et al], assistant editor.

Charlottesville, Va., : University of Virginia Press, 2008.

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Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Career in law.

Law -- United States -- Cases.

Law -- Illinois -- Cases.

Law -- Illinois -- Sangamon County -- Cases.

Lawyers -- Illinois -- Biography.

v. 1. 1. Lincoln on being a lawyer

2. Cannan v. Kenney / Cannan v. Kenney (1837-1841): illegal possession of property

3. Rogers v. Rogers (1838-1839): divorce, alimony, adultery, desertion

4. Hoffman v. Wernwag / Lockwood v. Wernwag / Marsh v. Wernwag (1839-1841): bridge construction, breach of contract, private legislation

5. Hall v. Perkins / Perkins v. Hall (1841-1853): promissory notes, breach of contract, debt collection

6. Purkapile v. Hornbuckle (1841-1842): illegal possession of property

7. In re Johns (1842): bankruptcy

8. Crow and Crow v. Crow et al. (1842): inheritance, dower

9. A term in the Sangamon County Circuit Court (Spring 1842)

10. A tour of two circuits with Lincoln (Spring 1842)

11. Grable v. Margrave (1840-1842): parental rights to labor, sexual relations, reputation

12. James Bell & Company for the use of Speed v. Hall (1842-1843): debt collection, promissory notes, breach of contract

13. Dorman et ux. v. Yost (1841-1852): inheritance, estate settlement, private legislation, fraud

14. Todd v. Ware (1843-1844): promissory notes, debt, breach of contract, bank notes

15. Wren and Hart v. Wren et al. (1843-1846): divorce, alimony, dower, adultery

16. People ex rel. Davidson v. Bennett / Wright for the use of Davidson v. Bennett and Bennett (1843-1845): bastardy, child support

17. Lewis for the use of Longworth v. Lewis (1845-1849): breach of contract, estate settlement, statute of limitations

18. People v. Lane et al. (1846-1847): larceny. v. 2. 19. In re Bryant et al. / Matson for the use of Coles County, Illinois v. Rutherford (1847-1848): slavery, Black laws, habeas corpus, comity

20. Lewis v. Moffett (1848-1850): dissolution of partnership, fraud, sale of patent rights

21. McAtee et al. v. Enyert (1849-1852): sale of land, mental competence, fraud

22. Coon v. Lloyd et al. (1849-1850): California gold rush, breach of contract

23. People v. Vandeventer (1850-1851): assault

14. Tennery et ux. v. Sturgeon (1849-1850): slander, prostitution, reputation

25. Barret v. Alton & Sangamon Railroad (1851-1852): railroads, stock subscriptions, breach of contract

26. A tour of the Circuit with Lincoln (Spring 1852)

17. Grubb v. John Frink & Company (1852-1853): personal injury, stagecoaches

28. People v. Loe (1852-1853): murder, manslaughter, pardon

29. Stewardson v. Stewardson / Stewardson v. Stewardson (1852-1853): divorce, alimony, married women's property rights

30. Oldham and Hemingway v. Lincoln et al. (1853-1854): partnership settlement, interstate debt collection, misappropriation of funds, reputation

31. Illinois Central Railroad v. McLean County, Illinois, and Parke / Lincoln v. Illinois Central Railroad (1853- 1857): railroads, taxation, constitutional law, attorney's fees

32. Sullivan v. People (1853-1854): licensing, selling liquor illegally

33. People ex rel. Moulton v. Brough et al. (1854): railroads, incorporation, authority to hold office

34. People v. Pearl / People v. Sickler et al. / Pearl and Pearl v. Graham et al. (1854-1855): public nuisance, riot, destruction of property, liquor. v. 3. 35. Allen v. Illinois Central Railroad et al. / Allen v. Illinois Central Railroad (1854-1859): railroads, construction, damage to property

36. Stigleman, Johnson & Company v. Paddleford and Norton / Stigleman, Johnson & Company v. Paddleford et al. (1854- 1857): construction, breach of contract, mechanic's lien

37. Welles et al. v. Welles et al. / Matheny v. Welles et al. / Welles et al. v. Hofferkemp et al. (1855-1856): estate settlement

38. McDaniel et al. v. Correll et al. (1855-1863): wills, mental competence, inheritance

39. Dungey v. Spencer (1855): slander, race, Black laws, reputation

40. Clark and Morrison v. Page et al. / Bacon v. Ohio & Mississippi Railroad (1855-1859): railroads, financing, corporate fraud

41. Aspinall v. Lewis, Johnson & Company (1856-1857): sale of patent rights, promissory notes, interstate debt collection

42. Eads & Nelson v. Ohio & Mississippi Railroad (1855- 1858): salvage, rivers, railroads

43. Christian County, Illinois v. Overholt & Squier (1856- 1857): construction, prospective profits, breach of contract

44. Rugg v. Haines (1856-1862): patent infringement, agricultural machinery

45. Davenport v. Sconce and Don Carlos (1857-1860): land speculation, fraud

46. Hurd et al. v. Rock Island Bridge Company (1856-1857): railroad bridges, river navigation, steamboats, Effie Afton case

47. Johnston v. Jones and Marsh (1849-1862): land ownership, Chicago waterfront. v. 4. 48. People v. Armstrong (1857-1858): murder, almanac trial

49. S. C. Davis & Company v. Lowry & Randle (1857-1858): promissory notes, breach of contract, interstate debt collection

50. People ex rel. Lanphier & Walker v. Hatch (1857-1858): reapportionment, executive prerogative, official duty, constitutional law

51. Joyner v. Bowen and Marvel (1858-1861): land ownership, military bounty land, fraud

52. Bullock v. Viney (1859): sale of land, promissory notes, foreclosure of mortgage

53. People v. Harrison (1859): murder

54. Lincoln the lawyer outside the courtroom (1832-1860)

55. Lincoln as a court official (1838-1860).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780813926063

4 v. : ill., maps ; 25 cm