Title

Document, Butler and Polk Legal Indenture, February 22, 1842

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten legal document, dated February 22, 1842, is an indenture between Clement M. Polk and William Butler. The document is signed by C. M. Polk and a note from the N. W. Matheny, the Clerk of the Circuit Court follows at the bottom of the page. The mortgage deed was certified by Benjamin Talbot, the Recorder for Sangamon County on a separate page. A note is written in pencil on the back of the document stating that the document was written by A. Lincoln.

Publication Date

2-22-1842

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Legal documents

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F11-1

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 1: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 11

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Document, Butler and Polk Legal Indenture, February 22, 1842, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.