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Witness receipt signed by Tilman Hornbuckle

Creator:: Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Collection:: Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
Location:: [Springfield, Illinois]
Date of Original:: 1833
Description:: Handwritten receipt, 7 x 21 cm: 'Rec'd of C.R. Matheny, $2.00 my fee as witness in case of Bale & Simmons May 25th 1833. Tilman Hornbuckle.' 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:: 71200908300199
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300199.tif
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only