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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Autograph manuscript signed ("Logan & Lincoln"), a praecipe and bond, CONTAINING ABOUT 105 WORDS, [Springfield], 25 February 1842. 1/2 page, folio, 310 x 190mm. (12 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.), verso with panel addressed to Jesse Langley in Lincoln's hand, circular Springfield postmark, slightly browned, slightly weak at one fold.
PRAECIPE AND BOND FOR LANGLEY VS. GOODE, 1842
Lincoln's second law partnership with Stephen T. Logan, who shared Lincoln's Whig political leanings, was formed in April 1841 and ended amicably in 1844 when Logan decided to practice with his son. Logan claimed that Lincoln's "'knowledge of law was very small' at the time" and that Lincoln "only began to study law and develop 'considerable ambition in the law' under his tutelage" (Neely, Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia). The present document is a praecipe and bond in the case of Jesse Langley vs. John C. Goode. Langley sought to recover a $900.00 debt owed to him by Goode: "The clerk of the Christian county circuit court, will please issue a summons in the above entitled case..." This is also signed by John W. Wheat below the following bond statement written by Lincoln: "I do hereby enter myself security for costs in this cause; and acknowledge myself bound to pay a cause to be paid all cost which may accrue in this action, either to the apointe[d] party or to any of the officers of this court..." The bond is signed by John W. Wheat. The case, and this filing, are noted by Miers, Lincoln Day by Day, p. 178, from Court records, but the document is apparently otherwise unpublished. .
PRAECIPE AND BOND FOR LANGLEY VS. GOODE, 1842
Lincoln's second law partnership with Stephen T. Logan, who shared Lincoln's Whig political leanings, was formed in April 1841 and ended amicably in 1844 when Logan decided to practice with his son. Logan claimed that Lincoln's "'knowledge of law was very small' at the time" and that Lincoln "only began to study law and develop 'considerable ambition in the law' under his tutelage" (Neely, Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia). The present document is a praecipe and bond in the case of Jesse Langley vs. John C. Goode. Langley sought to recover a $900.00 debt owed to him by Goode: "The clerk of the Christian county circuit court, will please issue a summons in the above entitled case..." This is also signed by John W. Wheat below the following bond statement written by Lincoln: "I do hereby enter myself security for costs in this cause; and acknowledge myself bound to pay a cause to be paid all cost which may accrue in this action, either to the apointe[d] party or to any of the officers of this court..." The bond is signed by John W. Wheat. The case, and this filing, are noted by Miers, Lincoln Day by Day, p. 178, from Court records, but the document is apparently otherwise unpublished. .
