Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Declaration in the case of John Kerr and Augustus Kerr v. Thomas Constant and Josiah Francis].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00672 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Autograph document signed Date: 02 November 1839 Pagination: 2 items : 2p., 1 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
John and Augustus Kerr sued Constant and Francis for $522.55 they were owed. Lincoln, working as a lawyer with John T. Stuart, won judgment for $440.14 on November 26, 1839.
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