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Witness receipt signed by George Carpenter

Creator:: Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Collection:: Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
Location:: Springfield, Illinois
Date of Original:: 1833
Description:: Handwritten receipt, 12 x 21 cm. 'Adams County, November 1st 1833. Mr. Mathena, Clerk of Sangamon County. Sir, please to pay Gordon Martial two dollars fifty cents for me. It being for my attendance on a suit between Jacob Bales and Pollard Simmons in surceit cort in Sept. 1832. George Carpenter.' Docketed on verso 'Received of C.R. Matheny two dollars on [this matter] William Marshel.' 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:: 71200908300202
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300202
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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