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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Anson L. Brewer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00606 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 27, 1855 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Abraham Lincoln writes to fellow attorney Brewer about the status of James Kelly v. Jesse D. Blackledge in the Logan County Circuit Court. He describes how the judge delayed the suit by taking the case under advisement. He questions the trial, "if it could be called a trial," and is astounded by the judge's eventual ruling against him. At the time this letter was written Lincoln and his partner Herdon were appealing the ruling, and they later won.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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