The Lincoln Legal Papers
The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln
The substantial majority of Lincoln's 5,000 cases were
tried in the circuit courts of nearly two dozen Illinois counties, most
of them within the large Eighth Judicial Circuit that stretched from Springfield's
Sangamon County eastward to Indiana. Twice a year for over 20 years, he
spent two to three months riding the circuit in company with the presiding
judge and fellow attorneys.
Martha L. Benner, Editor |
Abraham Lincoln, the Lawyer |
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