Title

Speech of Gen. J.J. Hardin, of Morgan, on the Bill to Re-organize the Judiciary, Delivered in the House of Representatives, on the 27th day of January, 1841.

Creator Display

John J. Hardin

Files

Description

In opposition to a plan proposed by Democrats to reorganize the state Supreme Court, uniting the duties of circuit court and Supreme Court judges by increasing the latter's number. John Hardin (1810-1847) and Abraham Lincoln had a complicated relationship as personal friends and political allies. In a famous episode, Hardin helped to avert a broad-sword duel to whcih Lincoln had been challenged and was prepared to enact. lincoln helped Hardin get elected to the U.S. Congress, but later succesfully challenged him for the office. Historians speculate that the immensely popular Hardin's death at Buena Vista paved the way to the presidency for Lincoln.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1841

Measurement Display

16 pages ;24 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Circuit courts -- Illinois.; Judges -- Illinois.; Illinois. Supreme Court.

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights Management

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.

Digital ID#

F545.H37 1841

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Place of publication not identified : publisher not identified

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

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