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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

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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-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.

Document, Summons for Samuel L. Hoper in Sangamon County Illinois, June 24, 1840

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