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Bill of Complaint in Cheney et ux. v. Ross et ux, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Copy of the original. Summary: Ross owed Bishop $2,000 and gave Bishop a promissory note secured with 160 acres of land as payment. After Ross failed to pay the note in full, Bi... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint, Praecipe in Pope v. Atwater & Parker, [Law papers].

Autographed document by Lincoln. Summary: Rufus Pope died in 1835, and all of his debts were paid except for a claim by Atwater. Benjamin Pope, Rufus Pope's father and sole heir, believed that Atwater's claim w... More

Bill of Complaint in Cheney et ux. v. Ross et ux, [Law papers].

Appears to be in Lincoln's hand. Copy of the original. Summary: Ross owed Bishop $2,000 and gave Bishop a promissory note secured with 160 acres of land as payment. After Ross failed to pay the note in full, Bi... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Knight v. Carter et al, [Law papers].

In Lincoln's hand. Summary: Knight retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Washington Carter to settle a partnership. Carter and Knight had been partners in selling land and livestock and in farming. The court a... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint, Praecipe in Pope v. Atwater & Parker, [Law papers].

Autographed document by Lincoln. Summary: Rufus Pope died in 1835, and all of his debts were paid except for a claim by Atwater. Benjamin Pope, Rufus Pope's father and sole heir, believed that Atwater's claim w... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in Keys v. Keys et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Isaac Keys died in 1848. In his will, he left particular items of personal property and real property to his heirs. All of the property was distributed properly except for one tract of land. Isaac Keys... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Hamilton v. Haines et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Haines gave Hamilton a promissory note for $2,000 and secured the note with a mortgage on two hundred acres. Hamilton sued to foreclose the mortgage after Haines failed to pay. Haines defaulted, and th... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Hamilton v. Haines et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Haines gave Hamilton a promissory note for $2,000 and secured the note with a mortgage on two hundred acres. Hamilton sued to foreclose the mortgage after Haines failed to pay. Haines defaulted, and th... More

Bill of Complaint in Keys v. Keys et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Isaac Keys died in 1848. In his will, he left particular items of personal property and real property to his heirs. All of the property was distributed properly except for one tract of land. Isaac Keys... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

Bill of Complaint, Praecipe in Pope v. Atwater & Parker, [Law papers].

Autographed document by Lincoln. Summary: Rufus Pope died in 1835, and all of his debts were paid except for a claim by Atwater. Benjamin Pope, Rufus Pope's father and sole heir, believed that Atwater's claim w... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Hamilton v. Haines et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Haines gave Hamilton a promissory note for $2,000 and secured the note with a mortgage on two hundred acres. Hamilton sued to foreclose the mortgage after Haines failed to pay. Haines defaulted, and th... More

Bill of Complaint in Keys v. Keys et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Isaac Keys died in 1848. In his will, he left particular items of personal property and real property to his heirs. All of the property was distributed properly except for one tract of land. Isaac Keys... More

Bill of Complaint in Keys v. Keys et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Isaac Keys died in 1848. In his will, he left particular items of personal property and real property to his heirs. All of the property was distributed properly except for one tract of land. Isaac Keys... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Knight v. Carter et al, [Law papers].

In Lincoln's hand. Summary: Knight retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Washington Carter to settle a partnership. Carter and Knight had been partners in selling land and livestock and in farming. The court a... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Lindsay & Dresser v. Lamb & Lewis, [Law papers].

Summary: Alexander Lindsay and Morris Lindsay gave the State Bank of Illinois a promissory note for $1,600 and asked Lamb and Lewis to sign as sureties on the note. As security, Lindsay and Lindsay assigned Lam... More

Bill of Complaint in Chatterton v. Hickox et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Alsop gave Stuart two promissory notes totaling $360.38 and secured the notes with a mortgage on two lots in Springfield, Illinois. Stuart and Edwards won a judgment for the St. Louis firm of Henry and... More

Bill of Complaint in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, [Law papers].

Summary: Miller purchased two tracts of land, one of forty acres and the other of eight acres, from Abram Freeman and Clarkson Freeman, partners in A. Freeman and Company, for $625. Miller gave Freeman and Free... More

Bill of Complaint, Praecipe in Pope v. Atwater & Parker, [Law papers].

Autographed document by Lincoln. Summary: Rufus Pope died in 1835, and all of his debts were paid except for a claim by Atwater. Benjamin Pope, Rufus Pope's father and sole heir, believed that Atwater's claim w... More

Bill of Complaint in Johnson et al. v. Snow et al, [Law papers].

Summary: The heirs of Joseph Davis retained Lincoln and sued the heirs of Marcus Snow in a bill of chancery to collect money misappropriated by Snow while he was the administrator of Davis's estate. The Davis h... More

Amended Bill of Complaint in Hamilton v. Haines et al, [Law papers].

Summary: Haines gave Hamilton a promissory note for $2,000 and secured the note with a mortgage on two hundred acres. Hamilton sued to foreclose the mortgage after Haines failed to pay. Haines defaulted, and th... More

Bill of Complaint in McDaniel v. Thomas, [Law papers].

Summary: McDaniel sold 117 acres of land to Thomas for $3,000. Thomas paid $300 down and gave McDaniel three promissory notes for the balance. After Thomas failed to pay the notes, McDaniel retained Lincoln and... More

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