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Witness list : Pollard Simmons vs. Jacob Bale,

Other Title:: Pollard Simmons vs. Jacob Bale witness list; Lincoln legal cases 1830-1860, 1832 July.
Authors:: Illinois., Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Other Authors:: Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Item ID:: 71200908300179
Publisher:: [Springfield, Ill.] : Pollard Simmons, 1832.
Call Number:: KFI1201 1832 JULY
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 14 x 20 cm
Topic:: Collecting of accounts -- Cases.; Simmons v. Bale. local
Note:: Title supplied by cataloger.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; Handwritten document: "Witnesses in a suit wherein P. Simmons is complainant, J. Bale, Defendant. Elijah Estep, John Ritter, Samuel Ritter, Peter Lukins, Rachel Estep (consort of E.C. Estep), George Carpenter, William Balding, Ezekiel Balding, John Estep. July 1832 P. Simmons."; 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.
OCLC Number:: ocn882478035
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
Category:: Manuscripts & Documents