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Contents Volume 1 List of Maps Preface Acknowledgments Editorial Method Historical Introduction 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 Volume 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 24. 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) 27. 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 Volume 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 Volume 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) Appendix A. Court Structure in Antebellum Illinois Appendix B. Pleading and Practice in Antebellum Illinois Appendix C. Legal Descriptions of Land in Illinois Biographical Directory Glossary Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Law -- United States -- Cases.
Law -- Illinois -- Cases.
Law -- Illinois -- Sangamon County -- Cases.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Career in law.
Lawyers -- Illinois -- Biography.