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Box 1

 Container

Contains 231 Results:

Abraham Lincoln Document, Wilson v. Kingsbury, 1851-1854

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection of legal documents includes documents that were penned and/or signed in Lincoln's hand. Included are railroad cases, legal deeds, custody disputes, and other types of legal proceedings from 1837-1859. This collection would be most useful for legal scholars interested in Lincoln’s career as a lawyer and the legal environment in which he operated. It is arranged chronologically in ascending order.

Dates: 1768 - 1992