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Witness affidavit from Thomas S. Edwards

Creator:
Illinois--Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
Collection:
Lincoln Legal Cases, 1830-1860
Location:
Springfield, Illinois
Date of Original:
1833
Description:
Handwritten affidavit, 15 x 20 cm, from Thomas S. Edwards, sworn before C.R. Matheny, Clerk. '... being sworn saith that he attended as a witness in this case one day at last term and 2 days at this term as a witness for [defendant].' Signed by Thomas E. Edwards. 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:
71200908300198
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300198.tif
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