ADS, signed “Stuart & Lincoln,” one page, 8 x 9.5, no date but annotated in pencil May 16, 1839. Legal document penned entirely in Lincoln’s hand, in part: “John Kerr & Augustus Kerr, surviving partners of the firm late trading and doing business under the style and firm-name of ‘A & G. W. Kerr & Co.,’ vs. David Prickett—Trespass on the case upon promises—Damages $3000—The clerk of the Sagamon circuit court will issue process in the above case.” Professionally inlaid into a slightly larger sheet and in fine condition. Lincoln had met John T. Stuart while serving in the Black Hawk War in 1832, and it was Stuart who first encouraged him to study law. The future president eventually formed his first law partnership with Stuart and they practiced together from 1837 to 1841. The “Stuart & Lincoln” signature is not commonly seen and represents a major point in the career that led Lincoln into politics.
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