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Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Description
This summons from the people of the State of Illinois to the Sheriff of Sangamon County, dated June 24, 1840, is for Samuel Hoper to appear before the Circuit Court of Sangamon County to answer to the debt owed Thomas Simpson. The summons is signed by William Butler, the Sangamon County Circuit Court clerk. The back of the summons contains the names of the parties involved and other information. The paper is damaged and stained in several places.
Publication Date
6-24-1840
Rights
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Time Period
1840-1849
Subjects
Legal documents
Geographic Location
Illinois
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document
Format (digital)
Digital ID
FVW-MANU-B1F61
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 3: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 61
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, Summons for Samuel L. Hoper in Sangamon County Illinois, June 24, 1840, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.