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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Document relating to trespassing and damage claims

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07515 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1838/02/02 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29.9 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Legal document. From Lincoln's first law partnership, in the case of Anderson, Beel and Anderson v. Patterson and Patterson.

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