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- Receipt signed by John C.…
- Creator:
- Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
- Collection:
- Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
- Location:
- Springfield, Illinois
- Date of Original:
- 1833
- Description:
- Handwritten receipt, 6 x 19 cm, signed by John C. Vance: 'Recieved of John Ritter payment in full for attendance at court in April at Springfield in a suit wherein John Close, Jun was plaintiff and John Ritter Defendant, May 4th, 1833.' John Close first sued John Ritter in the Justice of the Peace court to recover a $73 debt. The jury found for Close and awarded him $73. Ritter then appealed the judgment to the Sangamon County Circuit Court. Abraham Lincoln was called to testify as a witness on Ritter's behalf. The court affirmed the judgment in favor of Close but reduced the award to $35.
- Subject:
- Collecting of accounts--Cases; Close v. Ritter
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents
- Format of Original:
- Manuscript
- Item ID:
- 71200908300159
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Digital File ID:
- 71200908300159
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only