PPT-LINCOLN AND THE LAW

A COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT Thorpe v Thorpe The case of adultery Eliza Thorpe hires Lincoln and Herndon to sue her husband Moses for his acts of infidelity She stated that he committed adultery with Emily Cox and Eliza used her as evidence Moses denied the charge claiming that Eliza verbally abused him and drove him into divorce He presented witnesses including his sonfrom previous marriage but the case was later dismissed. By: Nick Schindler. Illinois v. Overholt & Squier. Created/Published;. January 29, 1857. Christian County, Illinois. Notes. :. Autograph document. . Lawyer. . Lincoln. issues a receipt for "fifty dollars, in full of my fee, both in Circuit and Supreme Court, in the case with Overhold & Squier.. By:Tiarra Scott . Item Title. Decree in Runyon v. Dresser, [Law papers].. Author/Creator. Author:. . Lincoln, Abraham. Created/Published. November 23, 1843. Sangamon County, Illinois. Notes. Appears to be in Lincoln's hand.. Illinois Lawyer. Lawsuit-. . Constant & Francis vs. John and Augustus Kerr and Company . Constant and Francis gave John and . Augustus. . Kerr. and Company a promissory note for $522.55 but failed to pay. John and . BY: LUCAS PITZER. Lincoln as a small child. Item Title. Demurrer in Allen v. Illinois Central Railroad, [Law papers].. Spring, 1859 . Summary: Allen sued the Illinois Central Railroad and requested $300 in damages. The railroad retained Lincoln, who demurred to Allen's declaration. The . Samson . Callear. Pearl v. Pearl . http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm1571. . Summary: Graham and twenty other men broke into a grocery store owned by Frederick Pearl and Sylvester Pearl and destroyed everything, including large amounts of liquor. Pearl and Pearl sued them in an action of trespass and requested $5,000 in damages. Graham retained Lincoln and pleaded not guilty because the grocery was actually a disorderly house where "drunkenness, idleness, quarrelling, profane swearing, obscenity, and other offensive acts" occurred. Graham and the other defendants claimed that they were peaceful citizens who became annoyed at the public nuisance and destroyed the liquor to stop the problem. Pearl and Pearl motioned for a change of venue, and the case moved to the Woodford County Circuit Court. Once in Woodford County, Lincoln motioned the court to change the venue again, and the case returned to the Tazewell County Circuit Court. Pearl and Pearl decided not to prosecute four defendants. The jury found eleven defendants not guilty, six defendants guilty, and awarded Pearl and Pearl $50 in damages. Lincoln received $25 for defending this suit and the criminal suit (People v. Sickler et al.).. LOQ. CE. CNN. Lecture: The Nation Breaking Apart . 15.3 . Slavery . Dominates Politics. Disagreement over slavery led to . the formation . of the Republican . Party and . heightened sectional tensions. Historical Themes. The Presidency. Representation of a Great Leader. The Civil War. 13. th. Amendment. How a Bill becomes a Law. Party Politics in Congress. Abraham Lincoln . Born February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. At the onset of the election of 1860, people were still reeling over John Brown’s raid and execution and the ever-present question about what would happen with . slavery. . . The issue of government control rose up in conjunction with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act. . Lincoln’s Legacy. Why Abraham Lincoln?. Popular in Pop Culture. Popular Leadership Studies. Popular in Business Literature. . Lincoln’s Legacy. Why Abraham Lincoln?. . Lincoln’s Legacy. Why Abraham Lincoln?. Lincoln as President . December 1860 – March 1861 (Buchanan’s Worries / lack of reaction). March 1861 – Lincoln is sworn into office (secretly). Lincoln’s main agenda throughout the Civil War: BRING THE UNION BACK TOGETHER (preservation). Understanding the connection between the Civil War and Slavery and the men who fought both battles. “There . is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. What happened to Lincoln’s assassin & his conspirators?. How did Lincoln’s death affect the US?. What were 2 of Lincoln’s goals/desires for Reconstruction?. Adam Ferrara – Lincoln . joke. Guess Who? This person taught himself to read. This person would walk miles just to get a new book to read. This person spoke out about slavery. This person wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the Confederate states. Our purpose is to provide support for Lincoln teachers and staff.. Conference Meals. Educator Appreciation Week. School Equipment (Comb Binder). P.A.L.S. Grants. Lincoln P.A.L.S. Fundraisers. T-Shirt Sales.