Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 1 of Decree in Opdycke v. Opdycke & Opdycke, [Law papers].

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Decree in Opdycke v. Opdycke & Opdycke, [Law papers].

Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham (Author)

Created / Published

  • May 8, 1855

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Lincoln's law practice
  • -  Opdyke, Stacy B. (Lincoln's law practice)
  • -  Opdyke, Charlotte G. (Lincoln's law practice)
  • -  Opdyke, Thomas G. (Lincoln's law practice)
  • -  Manuscripts
  • -  Legal case and case notes

Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Legal case and case notes

Notes

  • -  Appears to be in Lincoln's hand.
  • -  Summary: The court appointed Stacy Opdycke as guardian of minors Charlotte and Thomas Opdycke. Charlotte and Thomas jointly owned 190 acres. Stacy retained Lincoln and petitioned the court to partition the land in order better to reinvest the proceeds for the minors. The court ordered Stacy Opdycke to sell the thirty-acre tract and one eighty-acre tract, but not the other eighty-acre tract. Greely bought the thirty-acre tract for $360, but the eighty-acre tract did not sell due to lack of bidders. Charlotte became of age and married Keedy. The court amended the order to include the other eighty-acre tract. Davis bought eighty-acre tract for $1,440, and Landis bought the other eighty-acre tract for $880. Lincoln received at least $37.50 for his legal services.

Medium

  • 20 x 31.5

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Law Papers; Portfolio 3, no. 5

Source Collection

  • The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Repository

  • Rare Book And Special Collections Division

Digital Id

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Decree in Opdycke v. Opdycke & Opdycke, Law papers. May 8, 1855. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001449/.

APA citation style:

Lincoln, A. (1855) Decree in Opdycke v. Opdycke & Opdycke, Law papers. May 8. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001449/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Decree in Opdycke v. Opdycke & Opdycke, Law papers. May 8, 1855. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/scsm001449/>.