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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM

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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM
(1809 - 1865) Sixteenth President of the United States who led the Union through the Civil War and emancipated the slaves, assassinated. A fine legal A.D.S. "Logan & Lincoln Esq." 1p. oblong 8vo., Sangamon County, [Ill.], [n.d., c. 1842] with approximately 42 words in Lincoln's hand in part: "James Maxwell Jr. vs. James D. Allen and William Stone, trading under the style and first name of 'Allen & Stone'...Trespass on the case upon premises/Damages $300...The clerk of the Sangamon circuit court will issue process in the above entitled cause". This particular case went to trial on Mar. 25, 1841, when Logan and Lincoln got a judgment by default: this case, along with that of Neff, Wanton & co. V. Allen & Stone were dismissed at the defendant's cost, with Logan and Lincoln as attorneys for the plaintiffs. Lincoln's dealings with Allen & Stone extended as far back to 1838, when he apparently reached an out of court settlement with R.W. Center on the firm's behalf, receiving $250 in fines. Together with a fine photogravure portrait of Lincoln after Gardner. Light chipping affecting bottom loop of "Logan" otherwise very good to fine condition and neatly tipped to a larger sheet.