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Identifier: abrahamlincolnslstulinc (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln's law partners and students
Year: 1837 (1830s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885 Lawyers
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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and one-half years. During their associationthey moved to the southwest cornerof Sixth and Adams street, on thethird floor of the present Allens Shoestore building. The building was justabout the same then as it is now, ex-cept that the entrance was in therear. It is interesting to note thatMr. Logan, the senior partner, movedout this time, and that again_ therewas no reason given for the action. A third partnership was enteredinto by Lincoln, this time with him-self filling the capacity of senior coun-sel. W.. H. Herndon was the juniorpartner. Lincoln and Herndon re-mained in their location on Sixth andAdams street until 1849 when theymoved to a building on the site of thepresent Myers Brothers store. Boththe Allen Shoe store and the Myersbuildings bear markers of designa-tion. Now let. us journey to one of themost famous houses of the world—thehome of Lincoln. We have casuallypassed anrl repassed it so much thatit has unf«,iinnately assumed the ap- Lincolns First Law Office Here
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Lincolns law office in 1837 was located in the Hoffman row in the upstairs of the building which for-merly housed the Stuart confectionery. John T. Stuart, his partner, was a successful lawyer, but the office con-tained nothing but a desk, a few chairs and a few books, and a large table in the center of the room. pearance of being just another houseto us. But not so in Lincolns time.Remember, it was practically on theoutskirts of the city then, and wasa very pretentious structure for thetimes. Originally it was a story andone-half, painted white with greenshutters, and white houses with greenshutters in those days signified wealthand social prestige. It was the bestthat Lincolns resources could possess,and at the time of purchase, he wasnot to be regarded lightly in the com-munity. No one knows who built the house.but it entered Lincolns possession in1844. The purchase was made fromRev. Charles Dresser, the ministerwho performed the wedding ceremonyfor Lincoln and Mary Todd. Follow-in

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