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- Witness affidavit from Eli C.…
- Other Title:
- Pollard Simmons vs. Jacob Bale affidavit from Eli C. Estep and Elijah Estep; Lincoln legal cases 1830-1860, 1833.
- Authors:
- Illinois., Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
- Other Authors:
- Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County)
- Item ID:
- 71200908300203
- Publisher:
- Springfield, Ill. : Circuit Court of Sangamon County, [1833].
- Call Number:
- KFI1201 1833
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 8 x 19 cm
- Topic:
- Collecting of accounts -- Cases.
- Simmons v. Bale. local
- Note:
- Title supplied by cataloger.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; Handwritten affidavit, unsigned on a reused fragment of a letter. "Eli C. Estep attended as a witness 3 days for ___. Elijah Estep [five days?] same case."; 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:
- ocn883029753
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents