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Notable Legal Cases Involving Abraham Lincoln

This summary covers significant legal cases involving Abraham Lincoln, including the People v. Kellogg, where Lincoln defended against forgery charges that led to the indictment being quashed, and Toney v. Sconce, where Lincoln represented a client in a slander case resulting in a settlement. Additionally, the case People v. Tucker highlights an assault charge for which Lincoln drafted the indictment. Insights into Lincoln's legal practice and notable locations in Illinois are also discussed, showcasing his impact during his early legal career.

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Notable Legal Cases Involving Abraham Lincoln

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  1. Law Cases

  2. Affidavit in People v. Kellogg Summary: The state's attorney indicted Kellogg for forgery because he allegedly altered a document. Kellogg retained Lincoln and argued that he did not alter the document and produced many witnesses to testify to that effect. Lincoln motioned the court to quash the indictment; the court agreed and dismissed the case. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm1578

  3. Order for Subpoena in Toney v. Sconce, [Law papers]. Date: 1853Location:Vermilion County, Illinois Summary: Toney retained Lincoln and sued Sconce in an action of slander, seeking $5,000 in damages. Toney charged that Sconce publicly stated that she had committed fornication with Whitcomb, after hearing the bed "rattling and jiggling," and seeing a disheveled Toney, red-faced and in an excited state, emerge from her room at 3:00 a.m. Sconce consented to a $5,000 judgment, of which Toney remitted all but $50. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm1547

  4. Indictment in People v. Tucker, [Law papers]. Date: May 26, 1856Location:Vermilion County, Illinois Summary: The state's attorney indicted Tucker for assaulting Smith with a four-pound axe. Tucker pleaded guilty, and the court fined him $75. Lincoln wrote the indictment for state's attorney Lamon. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm1468

  5. Pictures

  6. : Lincoln the lawyer / Frederick T. Stuart. Creator(s): Stuart, Fredrick T., 1837-1913, etcher Date Created/Published: Between 1865-1910? Summary: Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98517810/

  7. Abraham Lincoln while a traveling lawyer, taken in Danville, Illinois Creator(s): Joslin, Amon T photographer Date Created/Published: 1857 May 27 [printed later] http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008678328/

  8. The Coles County Court House in Charleston, Ills Date Created/Published: [between 1860 and 1898?] Summary: Lincoln often practiced law and before which he made a short speech in the evening after his fourth joint debate with Douglas, Sept. 18, 1858 Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.19197

  9. The Posey Building of Shawneetown, Illinois, in which Abraham Lincoln and Robert Ingersoll had law offices Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer Date Created/Published: 1937 Apr. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1998022486/PP/

  10. Posey Building where Abraham Lincoln and had law offices. Shawneetown, Illinois Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer Date Created/Published: 1937 Apr. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1998022487/PP/

  11. Ingersoll, Robert (The Infidel) http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/brh2003002102/PP/

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