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William Herndon replies to a request by W. H. Grigsby to read law in the Lincoln and Herndon law office. Herndon states that their office has no room for another student at present but implies that at some time they may take Grigsby on but not now.

William H. Herndon writes to John L. Douglas and Brothers regarding a letter Herndon received from a Mr Leland of Boston in reference to a mortgage held by him, as trustee of the Estate of Mr. Dutch,decd, and executed by the company. In that letter…

William H. Herndon writes to Messrs. W. S. Douglas & Bro. concerning Mr. Leland of Boston. Herndon recommends that his client accept Leland's proposition immediately, "taking into consideration the pecuniary crisis which is now in our midst,…

William H. Herndon corresponds with Messrs. Johnson & Hall sending regards to grandmother Lincoln and asking about Lincoln's copybook and a statement in it. Herndon became the first Lincoln collector, obtaining Lincoln's signature from his…

William Herndon requests from Mr. Hannah stories about Abraham Lincoln: his feats, religion, philosophy, etc.

William H. Herndon thanks Morris for sending him a copy of a letter from Lincoln, and returns a slip of paper that explains the letter because it is "plain and does not need the slip to explain."

William H. Herndon replies to Mr. Bradford that he cannot supply an autograph of Lincoln, having given away all that he had.

On Herndon & Orendorff law office stationery, William H. Herndon writes a letter to B.B. French discussing Abraham Lincoln and his religion.

William H. Herndon writes Mr. Hanses that he has no more Lincoln autographs to give away.

Rebecca Herndon, as the widow of A.G. Herndon, signs a warrantee deed giving William H. Herndon possession of several sections of land in Township 16 of Sangamon County, Illinois.

W.J. Herring of the Adams Express Company writes a receipt to F.E. Spinner in receipt of a package containing $22,000 to be delivered to Mary Lincoln in Chicago. This moiney is the remaining salary of her deceased husband alloteted to Mary Lincoln by…

Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt writes to Special Judge Advocate J.A. Bingham in reference to testimony in the trial of Mary Surratt and to Stanton's request to suppress certain evidence.

Joseph Holt corresponds with J.A. Bingham regarding the trial of the conspirators and petition for clemency for Mrs. Surratt.

Mary L. Hooff writes to Gerard J. Buchman forwarding a letter found her brother found that was addressed to Samuel Bland Arnold with "some connection" to John Wilkes Booth.

Ellen Hopkins writes and signs an account of the opening of Abraham Lincoln's casket in 1887 and again in 1901 noting that he has in his possession the sheet of metal cut from the section of the casket that was over the face of Lincoln. The account…

Robert Irwin makes out bank check number 11059 payable to Eli Virgen for $500.

Robert Irwin, Joshua Fry Speed and E.C. Blankenship endorse their appraisal of Springfield city lots.

This Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Company bank draft for $50 payable to Abraham Lincoln is one of two bank drafts Lincoln purchased before his trip to speak at Cooper Union in New York City. While Lincoln used the other draft, he retained…

"Your friend James" writes to "Friend Charles" rejoicing in recent Union military successes and expressing sadness over the death of Lincoln, "thus causing profound sorrow." He notes that the church and most of the houses in his town are draped in…

Sangamon County Commissioners William Jayne, Joseph K. Lewis; and Moses K. Anderson endorse the plat of a state road from the western terminus of Jefferson Street in Springfield to the bridge across Spring Creek on the Beardstown Road and assess the…

Joseph Jefferson pens a brief note from The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, to Edwina Booth Grossman telling her that he visited with her son and remarking what a wonderful son she had.

Elizabeth W. Johnson writes a note of sympathy to Edwina Booth Grossman on the death of her father, Edwin.

Reverdy Johnson sends his autograph to an admirer.

Deputy Clerk John D. Johnston writes a receipt for payment of filing fees incurred by Richard Genty in the administration of the estate of Whitefield Brodus, deceased.

The small slip of paper contains the signatures of Edmund and Mary Kean who were famous English actors during the early 1800s.