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Logan County Courthouse
Cowardin, Peter G., 1790-1849 and Tinsley, Seth M.1840
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as a traveling lawyer. Visiting once or twice a year, he worked mostly on cases resolving neighbors' disagreements over land, contracts, and debts. As Lincoln traveled, people got to know him because he always took time to talk to them. This helped him earn votes later when he went into politics.
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- Title: Logan County Courthouse
- Creator: Cowardin, Peter G., 1790-1849, Tinsley, Seth M.
- Date: 1840/1847
- Date Created: 1840
- Location: United States, Illinois, Postville
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lawyers, United States presidents, Courthouses, Buildings (Structures)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=221524
- Object Name: Courthouse
- Object ID: 29.3046.1
- Image ID: THF1858
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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