Sought-after early ink signature, "Logan & Lincoln, for Petitioners," on an off-white 3.5 x 1 slip clipped from a circa 1840s handwritten legal document. On the reverse are several words in Lincoln's hand: "Petitioners and the said / are and defendants are / unsold town lots in the." In fine condition, with irregular trimming affecting none of the handwriting. Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1836, and practiced law with Stephen T. Logan from 1841 to 1843.
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