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Witness receipt for Elijah Estep and E.C. Estep : Pollard Simmons vs. Jacob Bale,

Other Title:: Pollard Simmons vs. Jacob Bale witness receipt for Elijah Estep and E.C. Estep; Lincoln legal cases 1830-1860, 1832 Sept. 24.
Authors:: Illinois., Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Other Authors:: Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Item ID:: 71200908300193
Publisher:: Springfield, Ill. : Circuit Court of Sangamon County, 1832.
Call Number:: KFI1201 1832 SEPT 24
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 10 x 21 cm
Topic:: Collecting of accounts -- Cases.; Simmons v. Bale. local
Note:: Title supplied by cataloger.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; Faded handwritten document headed "Sangamon, Sept. 24th, 1832": payment ordered and received for attendance at court. Signed by Elijah Estep and E.C. Estep with their marks.; 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:: ocn882494124
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
Category:: Manuscripts & Documents