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Witness affidavit from Levi Summers

Creator:
Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Collection:
Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
Location:
Springfield, Illinois
Date of Original:
1832
Description:
Handwritten affidavit, 17 x 21 cm, signed with his mark by Levi Summers and sworn to and subscribed by Thomas Moffett, Jus. Peace. 'Levi Summers upon his Oath Deposed and Saith that he attended one day as a Witness at the instance on behalf of Jacob Bales the Defendant in the above case at the present term of the Court.' Docketed on verso. Jacob Bale failed to pay Pollard Simmons $80 on an account. Simmons sued Bale in the Justice of the Peace court to recover the debt but the jury found for Bale. Simmons appealed the judgment to the circuit court. The court subpoenaed Lincoln as a witness for Bale. The case was later dismissed.
Subject:
Collecting of accounts--Cases; Simmons v. Bale
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300168
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300168
Available for Viewing:
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