The Abraham Lincoln Collection: Legal Papers
Comprised of document that are chiefly associated with Lincoln, the attorney, in various partnerships, including those with John Todd Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William H. Herndon.
For additional sources refer to The Lincoln Legal Papers, a project of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
A=autograph (written by hand), D=document, S=signed, AL=Abraham Lincoln, WHH=William H. Herndon, JTS=John Todd Stuart, STL=Stephen T. Logan, DD=David Davis, SHT=Samuel H. Treat
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| f.1, box 1 | 80-2515 | Declaration (incomplete) in the case of Alton & Sangamon Railroad Company v. James A. Barret, Nov. Term, 1851. AD/AL, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | This is an autographed document written by Abraham Lincoln. It pertains to a “plea of assumpsit on the case.” Circuit Court of Sangamon County. | |
| f.2, box 1 | 80-1519 | Court orders in four cases: Applegate v. Jackson; Jackson v. Applegate; Lockridge v. Foster et al.; and D.B. Ayers v. Payne & Thomas, n.d. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Pertains to court orders in four cases, n.d. [Dec. 1842, Sangamon Circuit Court] Two pencilled notations refer to “Log[an] & Lin[coln].” | |
| f.3, box 1 | 80-1518 | Court order in the case of Wm. Backenstos v. John [N.] Freeman, n.d. [Mar. 26, 1847] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Abraham Lincoln as attorney for the defendant in Backenstos v. Freeman, n.d. [Mar. 26, 1847, Sangamon Circuit Court] | |
| f.4, box 1 | 80-1554 | Decree for divorce in the case of Lydia Bates v. Asa Bates, n.d. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Decree for divorce, [Sangamon Circuit Court]. William H. Herndon is the attorney representing the plaintiff. | |
| f.5, box 1 | 80-1438 | Decree in the case of John Bennett v. Lucinda Bennett, n.d. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Decree in the case of Bennett v. Bennett, n.d. | |
| f.6, box 1 | 80-1553 | Decree in the case of Josiah T. Betts v. Wm. Porter and Harvey Russell, [Mar. 23, 1847]. AD, 3 pp. (1 folio pc.) | A court decree in the case of Josiah T. Betts v. Wm. Porter and Harvey Russell. One of the defendants, William Porter, has signed his consent to the decree. | |
| f.7, box 1 | 80-1546 | Contingency fee agreement in the case of Perry Blackburn v. Laban Buoy, Adm., Feb. 11, 1853. DS, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Pertains to a contract between Lincoln & Lamon and Perry Blackburn. Lincoln & Lamon represent the plaintiff, Blackburn. Signed by Blackburn. | |
| f.8, box 1 | 80-1381 | Bond filed Apr. 28, 1847, Sangamon Circuit Court. DS/Cook and Hickox, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Relates that Eli Cook was “on the 19th day of April, A.D., 1847 elected Mayor of the City of Springfield.” A $500 bond is made for performance of duty. | |
| f.9, box 1 | 80-1558 | Court order in the case of Broadwell et al. v. Broadwell et al., n.d. AD/ 2 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Court order in the case of Broadwell et al. v. Broadwell et al., not dated. From the collection of J. Ackerman Coles. | |
| f.10, box 1 | 80-1354 | Decree in the case of Charles Broadwell v. Ira Sanford et al., July 29, 1844. AD, 4 pp. (1 folio pc.) | This decree, in chancery pertains to a Sangamon County Circuit court case (Broadwell v. Sanford et al.) July 29, 1844. From the collection of Carl W. Schaefer. | |
| f.11, box 1 | 80-1545 | Court order in the case of Bryan v. Wash, n.d. AD, 1 p. | This case was represented by Logan & Lincoln acting for the defendant, n.d. | |
| f.12, box 1 | 80-1339 | Copy of order (incomplete) in the case of Robert Burns et al. v. Sylvester Ford et al., n.d. AD, 1 p. | Copy of order is missing, it is superimposed (in reverse) on backside of label. Pertains to the Sangamon Circuit Court, n.d. | |
| f.13, box 1 | 80-1378 | Final order in the case of Robert Burns et al. v. Sylvester Ford et al., June 5, 1841. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | This final order is certified by J.M. Eastham, clerk, June 5, 1841. In the case, Abraham Lincoln represented the complainants, and James Shields represented the defendants. From the Collection of Foreman M. Lebold. | |
| f.14, box 1 | 80-1352 | Court order in the case of John Calhoun v. Wharton Ransdell, [1840]. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Petition for injunction. In the case, Ransdell v. Calhoun, John T. Stuart and Abraham Lincoln represented the plaintif. | |
| f.15, box 1 | 80-1503 | Court order in the case of Calhoun v. Warner & Gros, n.d. [Aug. 2, 1845] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order, in chancery. In Calhoun v. Warner & Gros, Lincoln was the attorney for the complainant, and Stephen T. Logan represented Warner, n.d. [Aug 2, 1845, Sangamon Circuit Court] | |
| f.16, box 1 | 80-1550 | Court order in the case of Samuel W. Caruthers v. William Newell, Mar. Term 1851. ADS/DD, 2 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Judge David Davis, Eight Judicial Circuit, denies a motion to amend the record in Caruthers v. Newell, Sangamon Circuit Court, March Term, 1851. J.L. Conkling, attorney for the plaintiff. | |
| f.17, box 1 | 80-1549 | Court orders in five cases: City of Springfield v. H.H. Duncan and Co.; Gibbs v. Doellum; Throckmorton and Everett v. Doellum; Lekue? et al. v. County of Menard; and City of Springfield v. Hickox et al. [Nov. 1844] AD, 2 pp. | Court orders in five cases: City of Springfield v. H.H. Duncan and Co.; Gibbs v. Doellum; Throckmorton and Everett v. Doellum; Lekue? et al. v. County of Menard; and City of Springfield v. Hickox et al. Pencilled notations relate three of them to Lincoln. | |
| f.18, box 1 | 80-1509 | Praecipe in the case of Clinton v. Morris, circa Nov. 1860. ADS/WHH, 1 p. | An autograph document signed by W[illiam] H. Herndon, advising the Sheriff to return the plaintiff’s execution and await further orders. | |
| f.19, box 1 | 80-1513 | Court order in the case of Hugh K. Cooper v. Israel W. Crosby and Silas W. Robbins, n.d. [Nov. 14, 1846] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Lincoln & Herndon are noted in this court order in chancery. Lincoln & Herndon are the attorneys for the complainant. | |
| f.20, box 1 | 80-1388 | Affidavit of Eli K. Crothers, Sept. 10, 1856. AD/AL? 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Signed “Crothers,” but appears to be written in Lincoln’s hand. It gives Crothers’ reasons justifying continuance. Sept. 10, 1856, McLean County. | |
| f.21, box 1 | 80-1544 | Two court orders: Curran v. Chatterton and Blankenship v. [Centre], circa 1844. AD, 1 p. | Two court orders wherein Stephen T. Logan and Abraham Lincoln represent the plaintiffs. | |
| f.22, box 1 | 80-1524 | Court order in the case of Curran v. Chatterton, n.d. AD, 1 p. | Court order in Curran v. Chatterton, n.d. [Sangamon Circuit Court]. | |
| f.23, box 1 | 80-1533 | Court order in the case of William Dickey v. Edward K. Rogers, July Term 1843. AD, 3 pp. (2 pc.) | An “agreed case” in the case of William Dickey v. Edward K. Rogers in the Sangamon Circuit Court, during the July Term, 1843. Notated in pencil “Lincoln for Dickey in Supreme Court in 1845, 6 Ill., 637.” | |
| f.24, box 1 | 80-1351 | Court order in the case of Joshua Dillon v. Elias Lake, n.d. [1844] AD, 1 p. (1 folio pc.) | Court order in a case represented by the attorneys Logan & Lincoln, who represented the complainant Joshua Dillon. | |
| f.25, box 1 | 80-1512 | Court order (copy) in the case of Attitta Earmest v. Peter Earmest et al., n.d. [Dec. 1850] AD, 3 pp. (1 folio pc.) | This is a copy of an order certified by Benj. Talbot, Clk. on Dec. 9, 1850. Pertains to a petition for dower. | |
| f.26-f.31, box 1 | 80-2886 | Legal papers relating to Samuel G. Fleming vs. Thomas P. Rogers & Eli R. Crothers: the “Chicken Bone Case.” 92 pages | When the case began circa Apr. 1856, Lincoln was one of six defense lawyers in Fleming v. Rogers and Crothers. The legal papers include praecipes for witnesses, affadivits, summons. Includes a signed certificate by Thos. S. Allison, Secy. of State (N.J.) | |
| f.32, box 1 | 80-1463 | Court order in the case of Nathan Fletcher v. Job L. Fletcher et al., n.d. [Nov. Term 1846] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Pertains to a case (Fletcher v. Fletcher et al.) in the circuit court of Sangamon County, in chancery, during Nov. Term, 1846. The attorneys Lincoln & Herndon are mentioned as the attorneys for the complainant. | |
| f.33, box 1 | 80-0118 | Three pleas in the case of Force v. Mills, filed Apr. 27, 1859. ADS/WHH, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Three pleas in Force v. Mills, filed Apr. 27, 1859. Lincoln & Herndon are the attorneys for the defendant. Autograph document signed in William H. Herndon’s hand, April Term 1859. | |
| f.1, box 2 | 80-1422 | Court order in the case of Winthrop S. Gilman et al. v. Elizabeth Hamilton et al., n.d. [Mar. 24, 1852] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order, in chancery, in the case of Gilman et al. v. Hamilton et al. Signed ” D. Davis.” | |
| f.2, box 2 | 80-1501 | Court order in the case of Winthrop S. Gilman et al. v. Elizabeth Hamilton et. al., Nov. 25, 1851. AD, 3 pp. (1folio pc.) | Notated that it is “to be entered as of the 25th of November 1857.” It refers to Lincoln & Smith “for the complainants.” | |
| f.3, box 2 | 80-1502 | Court order in the case of Winthrop S. Gilman et al. v. Elizabeth Hamilton et al. [Sangamon Circuit Court] Sept. 3, 1851. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | This court order, in chancery, is endorsed by “D. Davis.” Sangamon Circuit Court, Sept. 3, 1851. | |
| f.4, box 2 | 80-1434 | Praecipe in the case of William Goodacre v. Abner Smith, filed Aug. 16, 1839. ADS/AL, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | This autograph document is written and signed “Stuart & Lincoln.” It states “the clerk of the Sangamon Circuit Court wil i[ss]ue proce[ss] on the above case returnable to the next term of said court.” Re: trespass vi et amis, damage of $500. | |
| f.5, box 2 | 80-0127 | Praecipe in the case of Nicholas Groesbeck v. Great Western Railroad Co., n.d. ADS/WHH, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | States that the Clerk of Sangamon Circuit Court “will please issue summons.” Signed “Lincoln & Herndon.” | |
| f.6, box 2 | 80-1437 | Two court orders, n.d. AD, 4 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Cases involve Henry H. Hall v. David M. [?] et al., and Hall et al. v. [?]. n.d. | |
| f.7, box 2 | 80-1559 | Court order on appeal in the case of A.G. Henry v. Josiah Wickersham, n.d. AD, 2 pp. | Pertains to a court order on appear in the case of A.G. Henry v. Josiah Wickersham, [Sangamon Circuit Court, n.d.] | |
| f.8, box 2 | 80-1460 | Court order in the case of Archer G. Herndon v. Garret Elkin et al., n.d [circa 1842] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order pertaining to a case involving William H. Herndon’s father [Apr. 11, 1842]. Lincoln & Herndon are attorneys for the complainant (Archer G. Herndon). | |
| f.9, box 2 | 80-1540 | Decree (copy) in the case of John Husbands v. Sarah Husbands et al., Apr. 17, 1850. AD, 4 pp., (1 folio pc.) | This is a copy of the decree in the court case of Husbands v. Husbands et al. It was certified by B. Talbott, clerk. | |
| f.10, box 2 | 80-2180b | Praecipe in the case of Alexander B. Irvin v. Nathan S. Purviance, filed Apr. 9, 1861. ADS, 2 pp. | Praecipe [assumpsit] in the case of Irvin v. Purviance, Sangamon County Circuit Court, filed Apr. 9, 1861. | |
| f.11, box 2 | 80-1548 | Court order in the case of Felicite Kane v. Wm. L. May and Marvellous Eastham, [Dec. 1, 1841] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Logan & Lincoln represent the defendants in Kane v. May and Eastham. The court orders the plaintiff to have judgment for the damages listed in the declaration. This assumpsit suit is regarding a “negro girl” Berenice and her child. | |
| f.11, box 2 | 80-1547 | Court order in the case of Felicite P. Kane v. Wm. L. May and Marvellous Eastham, n.d. AD, 1 p. | Logan & Lincoln, represent the defendant. Copy? of a court order in the case of Felicite P. Kane v. Wm. L. May and Marcellus Eastham. | |
| f.12, box 2 | 80-1525 | Deposition of Henry Kelley in the case of Elizabeth Kelley v. Henry T. Kelley, Dec. 12, 1856. DS, 3 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Deposition of Henry Kelley is taken in a divorce case (Kelley v. Kelley), signed H. Kelly but may be written in William H. Herndon’s hand. Filed Dec. 12, 1856, Sangamon Circuit Court. | |
| f.13, box 2 | 80-1557 | Decree in the case of Wm. B. Kirk v. John B. Broadwell, [Mar. Term, 1847]. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | A decree in chancery, to settle a partnership concern, of the March term of the Sangamon Circuit Court. | |
| f.14, box 2 | 80-1508 | Court order in the case of Klein v. Francis, Sangamon Circuit Court, n.d. [Aug. Term] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order pertaining to the case of Klein v. Francis, Sheriff. Notated “August Term, Sang[amon] Cir[cuit] Court.” | |
| f.15a, box 2 | 80-1435 | Court order in the case of James L. Lamb v. Virgil Hickox et al., n.d. [Mar. 1846] AD, 2 pp. ( 1 pc.) | This court order pertains to Lamb v. Hickox et al., a case where Lincoln represented the defendants, circa Mar. 1846. | |
| f.15b, box 2 | 80-0100 | Declaration in the case of John N. Lane & Willoughby Webb v. John B. Weber, [July Term, 1839] ADS/AL, 2 pp. | Declaration in a case represented by Stuart & Lincoln for the plaintiff, in Sangamon Circuit Court, [July Term, 1839]. Written and signed by Abraham Lincoln. | |
| f.16, box 2 | 80-1552 | Court orders in six cases, [1842]. AD, 2 pp. ( 1 pc.) | Court orders in six cases, [1842]. Four of the cases involve the State Bank. Notated in pencil “Log. and Lin. for St. Bank, Nov. 30, 1842.”AD, 2 pp. ( 1 pc.) | |
| f.17, box 2 | 80-1520 | Court orders in two cases: Lewis et al. v. Broadwell; and Tinsley v. Peck & Whitney, [Sangamon Circuit Court, n.d.]. AD, 1 p. | Both are assumpsit, and relate to cases represented by Logan & Lincoln, n.d., [Sangamon Circuit Court] | |
| f.18, box 2 | 80-1538 | Court order in the case of [Thomas] Lewis v. Broadwell et al., [Nov. 16, 1843]. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Stephen T. Logan and Abraham Lincoln are attorneys for the defendant in Lewis v. Broadwell et al. Notated in pencil ” Nov. 16, 1843 Log. & Lin. for Def.” | |
| box 2 | 80-0101 | Fee check for the case of A. Lincoln v. Il. Central RR Co., dated Aug. 31, 1857. | Check for Abraham Lincoln’s fee in a McLean County tax case. | |
| f.19, box 2 | 80-1532 | List of Bailiffs attending Logan Circuit Court, Sept. Term 1859. DS/DD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Judge David Davis, Eighth Judicial Circuit attests to services of Sheriff’s Bailiffs, September Term, Logan Circuit Court, 1859. Signed by Judge Davis, Oct. 1, 1859. | |
| f.20, box 2 | 80-1529 | List of Sheriff’s Bailiffs attending March Term, Logan Circuit Court, 1859. DS/DD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Judge David Davis, Eighth Judicial Circuit, attests to the services of Sheriff’s Bailiff’s, March Term, Logan Circuit Court, 1859. Signed by the sheriff and D[avid] Davis. | |
| f.21, box 2 | 80-1433 | Bill of complaint in the case of Eliza A. Lloyd v. Peter Lloyd, n.d. [183-] ADS/AL, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Bill of complaint in a divorce case represented by the attorneys “Stuart & Lincoln, for complainant.” Autograph document that is written and signed by Abraham Lincoln, n.d. [183-]. From the collection of Peggy P. Lebold. | |
| f.22, box 2 | 80-1522 | Decree in the case of John Maguire v. Coflin & Coflin, n.d. [Mar. 28, 1842] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Decree in chancery, pertaining to a case (Maguire v. Coflin & Coflin) where Logan & Lincoln represented the complainant, n.d. [Mar. 28, 1842] From the Newton C. Farr Collection. | |
| f.47, box 2 | 80-0099 | Praecipe in the case of Palis Mason et al. v. Harrison Renshaw et al. ADS/JTS, 2 pp. | Praecipe to issue summons in the case of Mason et al. v. Renshaw et al. Written and signed by John Todd Stuart. | |
| f.23, box 2 | 80-0128 | Notice for depositions and interrogatories in the case of Samuel McClurkin & Geo. M. Fleming v. Thomas C. Teasdale, Feb. 9, 1852. ADS/AL, 1 p. | Notice for depositions and interrogatories in the case of McClurkin & Fleming v. Teasdale, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Feb. 9, 1852. Written and signed by Abraham Lincoln. | |
| f.24, box 2 | 80-1523 | Court order in the case of James Mitchell, guardian v. John A. [Cornran] et al., n.d. [Nov. 27, 1843] AD, 1 p. | Logan & Lincoln are the attorneys for the complainants in the case of Mitchell, guardian, v. [Cornran] et al., n.d. [Nov. 27, 1843, Sangamon Circuit Court]. From the collection of Carl W. Schaefer. | |
| f.25, box 2 | 80-1531.1 | Petition of James Mitchell, n.d. [1843]. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | A petition of James Mitchell, guardian of Mary Ann Mitchell, Laura R. Mitchell …, to sell real estate. | |
| f.25, box 2 | 80-1531.2 | Court order re the petition of James Mitchell, [1843]. AD, 1 p. | An order made authorizing the petitioner, James Mitchell, guardian of Mary Ann Mitchell, Laura R. Mitchell … to sell real estate. | |
| f.26, box 2 | 80-1510 | Receipt for services rendered in Sangamon Circuit Court, Jan. 30, 1846. AD/WHH, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Pertains to a fee which William H. Herndon received for work in Sangamon Circuit Court, pertaining to a decree to sell real estate. Notation that Herndon received the claim in full from Thos. Moffett on Feb. 3, 1846. | |
| f.27, box 2 | 80-1506 | Court order in the case of Richardson v. Rickard, n.d. [July 27, 1842] AD/SHT, 1 p. | Replevin in the case of Richardson v. Rickard, n.d. [July 27, 1842, Sangamon Circuit Court] Autograph document in the hand of Samuel H. Treat, Judge. Lincoln represented the defendant in the case. | |
| f.28, box 2 | 80-1521 | Court order in the case of Simeon Ryder v. David Stringer et al., n.d. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order, in chancery, that relates to a case that Logan & Lincoln represented, n.d. [Sangamon Circuit Court] | |
| f. 23b, box 2 | 80-0098 | Praecipe in the case of the School Commissioners (Sangamon Co.) v. Maurice Doyle et al., n.d. [Nov. Term 1843] ADS/STL, 2 pp. | Issue for summons in a case represented by Logan & Lincoln for the plaintiff. Written and signed by Stephen T. Logan. | |
| f.29, box 2 | 80-1421 | Receipt of the Shocky estate, filed July 24, 1862. ADS/WHH, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Receipt in the amount of $6.44, filed July 24, 1862. Signed “Lincoln & Herndon” on the front, with notation “Lincoln & Herndon” on reverse side. Autograph document signed by William H. Herndon. | |
| f.30, box 2 | 80-1526 | Receipt on behalf of the Shocky estate, dated Aug. 16, 1862. ADS/WHH, 1 p. | William H. Herndon acknowledges receipt of $5.92 on behalf of an estate, dated Aug. 16, 1862. Lincoln & Herndon written on reverse. Filed May 22, 1863, [Sangamon Circuit Court]. | |
| f.31, box 2 | 80-1464 | Court order in the case of Spear, Adm. v. [Morton] and Lewis, n.d. [Nov. 30, 1841] AD, 1 p. | “In covenant” is cited on the document, and mentions the “Supreme Court.” Lincoln was the attorney for the plaintiff. From the collection of Foreman M. Lebold. | |
| f.32, box 2 | 80-1517 | Court order in the case of State Bank of Illinois v. Wm F. Elkin & Condell Jones & Co., n.d. [1842-43] ADS/SHT, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order, in chancery, and represented, in part, by Lincoln for the defendants, n.d. [1842-43] Autograph document written and signed by Samuel H. Treat (Judge), Sangamon Circuit Court. | |
| f.33, box 2 | 80-2180a | Narration, note, and bond for costs in the case of Wm. Tanner v. Henry Tanner, Christian Circuit Court, Oct. Term, 1854. ADS/WHH, 4 pp. (2 pcs.) | Handwritten document signed by W[illiam] H. Herndon pertaining to the court case of Tanner v. Tanner. Filed Oct. 17, 1854. Includes a note. | |
| f.34, box 2 | 80-1542 | Court order in the case of Taylor v. Taylor, [Mar. 28, 1844]. AD, 1 p. | Logan & Lincoln are representing the defendant in Taylor v. Taylor et al., an assumpsit suit. Pertains to Taylor’s petition to sell real estate. | |
| f.35, box 2 | 80-1372 | A decree on petition in the case of James Thaxton et al. v. James Dunn et al., AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | A decree on petition for an estate settlement, circa Nov. 1850. Lincoln & Herndon are attorneys for complainant in Thaxton et al. v. Dunn et al., a case that is stricken from docket. | |
| f.36, box 2 | 80-1530 | Court order in the case of The People v. Michael Hill. AD, 1 p. | The court order pertains to the release of the defendant from jail, who had been indicted on a charge of manslaughter. | |
| f.37, box 2 | 80-1504 | Court order in the case of Wm. Thomas, Adm. for Jos. Duncan v. Wm. Willson, circa 1846. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | This court order pertains to the case of Wm. Thomas, Adm. for Jos Duncan v. Wm. Willson. Notation in pencil “Nov. 20, 1846.” | |
| f.38, box 2 | 80-1556 | Court order in the case of Michael Thompson et ux v. John B. Broadwell et al. Filed Nov. 20, 1846. DS, 2 pp. | A court order that was filed Nov. 20, 1846. Stephen T. Logan and Abraham Lincoln are representing the defendant. | |
| f.39, box 2 | 80-1436 | Decree in the case of Michael Thompson et ux. v. John P. Broadwell et al., n.d. AD, 4 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Decree in the case of Thompson et ux. v. Broadwell et al., n.d. | |
| f.40, box 2 | 80-1420 | Court order in the case of S. M. Tinsley and Co. v. Thomas Smedley, July Term, 1846. AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order “to amend [the complainants] bill.” | |
| f.41, box 2 | 80-1386 | Court order in the case of Trailor & Myers v. Cyrus G. Saunders, n.d. [Nov. 18, 1841] AD, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Pertains to a garnishee in a case (Trailor and Myers v. Saunders) that was represented by Logan & Lincoln for the plaintiffs. Pencilled notation “Nov. 18, 1841 Log. & Lin. for comp.” | |
| f.42, box 2 | 80-1543 | Court order in the case of Urguhart v. Gray, circa 1843. AD, 1 p. | An assumpsit in the case of Urguhart v. Gray, where Stephen T. Logan and Abraham Lincoln are the attorneys for the defendant. | |
| f.43, box 2 | 80-1507 | Court order in the case of George Waggoner v. William Porter, Edward H. Sparrow, Hosea Jackson & James Dorell, n.d. [Apr. 2, 1842] AD/SHT, 2 pp. (1 pc.) | Court order, in chancery, referring to the deposition of Porter. In the case of Waggoner v. Porter et al., Lincoln represented the complainant, n.d. [Sangamon Circuit Court] Written, but unsigned, in the hand of Samuel H. Treat, Judge. | |
| f.48, box 2 | 80-0097 | Court order in the case of Susan Wallace v. James Wallace, n.d. [Nov. 15, 1841] | Petition for divorce in the case of Wallace v. Wallace, n.d. [Nov. 15, 1841] The attorneys Logan & Lincoln represented the plaintiff. | |
| f.44, box 2 | 80-1505 | Court order in four cases, Thos. Watkins v. John White …, [Feb. 1843], AD, 3 pp. (1 folio pc.) | Pertains to four cases, among them Watkins v. White, a case that was submitted to court by Abraham Lincoln as attorney for the appellant on Feb. 13, 1843. | |
| f.45, box 2 | 80-1373 | Court order in the case of Wm. Watson and Thos. Moffett v. Charles Gardner et al., circa 1851. AD, 2 pp. (1 folio pc.) | A bill for injunction in the case of Watson and Moffett v. Gardner et al., circa 1851. The case in point was appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court by Logan & Lincoln, the attorneys for the complainants. | |
| f.46, box 2 | 80-1353 | Court order on appeal in Wood v. Jones, n.d [Nov. 30, 1843]. AD, 1 p. | Re: Abraham Lincoln files award of the arbitrators in Wood v. Jones and moves award be the judgment of the court. Baringer: Lincoln Day by Day, p. 216. | |