Document, Promissory Note Milton Davis to Abraham Lincoln, November 7, 1857

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This legal document is a promissory note dated November 7, 1857, written by Milton Davis promising to pay Abraham Lincoln fifty dollars with interest at ten percent per annum from the date until paid for value received. A note is written in pencil at the bottom of the page and signed "A. Lincoln." The back of the note contains information on a filing of David Davis vs. Milton Davis, filed and summons issued January 9, 1867.

Publication Date

11-7-1857

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

1850-1859

Subjects

Legal documents

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F39

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 39

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, Promissory Note Milton Davis to Abraham Lincoln, November 7, 1857, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.