Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 1 of Petition for Dower in Porter v. Sangamon County, Illinois, [Law papers].

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Petition for Dower in Porter v. Sangamon County, Illinois, [Law papers].

Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham (Author)
  • Herndon, William Henry (Author)
  • Porter, Margaret (Author)

Created / Published

  • Sangamon County, Illinois, August 11, 1851

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Lincoln's law practice
  • -  Herndon, William H. (1818-1840)
  • -  Porter, Margaret Klein (Lincoln's law practice)
  • -  Manuscripts
  • -  Legal case and case notes
  • -  United States -- Illinois -- Sangamon

Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Legal case and case notes

Notes

  • -  Summary: Before his death, William Porter sold a lot in Springfield, Illinois, which Sangamon County eventually purchased and on which it built the courthouse. Margaret Porter, William Porter's widow, had not released her right to dower in the lot. Porter retained Lincoln and Herndon and sued Sangamon County, Illinois, for her dower. The county claimed that Margaret Porter had relinquished her dower right, but that if she had not, she should receive dower from an adjacent lot owned by Andrew Porter. The parties reached an agreement in which Sangamon County paid Porter $350 and Porter released her interest in the lot. The court dismissed the case. Herndon received $10 for his legal services.

Medium

  • 21.7 x 35 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Law Papers; Portfolio 2 no. 6

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, William Henry Herndon, and Margaret Porter. Petition for Dower in Porter v. Sangamon County, Illinois, Law papers. Sangamon County, Illinois, 1851. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001521/.

APA citation style:

Lincoln, A., Herndon, W. H. & Porter, M. (1851) Petition for Dower in Porter v. Sangamon County, Illinois, Law papers. Sangamon County, Illinois. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001521/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham, William Henry Herndon, and Margaret Porter. Petition for Dower in Porter v. Sangamon County, Illinois, Law papers. Sangamon County, Illinois, 1851. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/scsm001521/>.