Lincoln at the Bar: Extant Case Files from the U.S. District and Circuit Courts, Southern District of Illinois 1855-1861 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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Abraham Lincoln was first licensed to practice law on September 9, 1836, in Springfield. In addition to the federal district and circuit courts at Springfield and Chicago, Lincoln also practiced in the Illinois state courts, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court. This collection consists of the extant files of cases from the records of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts at Springfield with which Abraham Lincoln has been identified as legal counsel, and date from 1855 to 1861. The 122 case files reproduced here include civil actions brought under both statute and common law, admiralty litigation, and a few criminal cases.


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