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Witness receipt signed by Levi Summers

Creator:: Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Collection:: Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
Location:: Springfield, Illinois
Date of Original:: 1833
Description:: Handwritten receipt, 11 x 21 cm,: 'Rec'd of C.R. Matheny, Clerk of Sangamon Circuit Court fifty cents my fee as a witness for one day attendance in case of Summons against Bale of the April term 1833.' Signed with X by Levi Summers. 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:: 71200908300197
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300197.tif
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only