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Abraham Lincoln records the answers of Philip S. Kreigh to four interrogatories filed in the case of Nathaniel Hay v. Nicholas Bryan. Kreigh signs the document in the presence of Marvelous Eastham, Clerk.

Edward Robinson, administrator of the estate of Reason Ray, and his surety, John T. Stuart, post this bond in order to appeal the judgement rendered in Caleb Short v. Edward Robinson administrator of the estate of Reason Ray, deceased.

Andrew McCormick with his sureties James Q. Mills and Thomas Yates, post this bond of $50 to appeal the judgement of the court in James Short v. Andrew McCormick. McCormick is a member of the Long Nine.

As captain in the 4th regiment of volunteers during the Black Hawk War Lincoln writes this certificate of appointment for William Carpenter as paymaster and signs Col. Samuel Thompson's name to it.

President Chester A. Arthur and Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln sign the appointment of Benjamin Purssell as Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps. The elaborately decorated certificate of appointment carries a navy blue seal.

An engraved parchment document signed "Abraham Lincoln," and countersigned by Secretary of War Simon Cameron appoints John J. Sweet to the rank of second lieutenant in the second regiment of cavalry.

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

The administrators of the estate of James Greer of Macon County, Alabama, present for the record an inventory of Greer's property and slaves.

Sidney McInstry, an eight year old mulatto girl, is apprenticed to Ninian Edwards for ten years. The ndenture is signed by Edwards and James Adams on behalf of Mcinstry.

Young Abraham Lincoln practiced his writing and arithmetic in a home-made arithmetic copybook. The reverse side of the first page of this sum book contains the heading 'Long Division' and reverse ' Division 1824' with doggerel at lower-right that…

In order to pay an outstanding debt of $1000 to his brother, John T. Stuart, Robert Stuart gives written authorization to assign his portion of the future inheritance from their father's estate to John in order to satisfy the debt.

John Wilkes Booth sells his 25 shares in the Boston Water Power Company to J.N. Fiske. The Boston Water Power Company stock certificate was granted to Booth on March 6, 1863 and signed by the president of the firm. Booth signs and dates his transfer…

Joseph Anderson received a judgement in his lawsuit against Joseph Miller and assigned his rights to that judgement to James Adams on May 10, 1827. On or about June 1, 1837, Abraham Lincoln makes a copy of the judgement with Anderson's assignment of…

Lincoln authorizes the sheriff or clerk to enter a judgment as satisfied in full if the balance does not exceed $30 in the case of David Stafford v. Whitney & Whitney. Lincoln signs the authorization with "A. Lincoln attorney for Stafford".

President Lincoln signs an authorization to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to a pardon for George Hamilton.

The autograph: "F. Sigel late Maj. Gl of vols Jan. 27th '74" is written by Franz Sigel on a narrow oblong card. At one time, the autograph appeared with a framed portrait of Sigel which is also part of the Taper Collection.

Mounted on posterboard, is a September 24, 1857, Playbill: By public request, Mr. Edwin Booth, the young American tragedian, in Richard III at the Boston Theatre; a CDV of Edwin Booth with his signature; and Booth's autograph on a small card…

Thomas F. Pendel inscribes both sides of a black and white photograph of himself. In the lower portion of the photograph, Pendel writes: "Thomas F. Pendel. White House Nov. 3 1864 aug. 30 1898." In the upper left hand corner of the photo is a…

Lincoln relates this humorous, somewhat rebald story, known as the Bass-ackwards Tale. It contains many underlined spoonerisms. This tale is a famous relic of the coarser side of Lincoln's humor written in his largest, clearest hand.

B.B. French sends a copy of his address, a funeral program and a card of admission to Andrew Boyd. French closes with: "If ever I loved a man that man was Abraham Lincoln, & there is scarcely anything I would not do to honor his memory." French…

Future president Benjamin Harrison of Indianapolis,Indiana,writes to Albert G. Porter requesting a commission for his brother, Carter B. Harrison (later mayor of Chicago). Abraham Lincoln's endorsement of Harrison appears on the reverse side of this…

A bill from the Saint Nicholas Hotel in Springfield charges O.M. Hatch for accomodations and records payments to the bill.

Abraham Lincoln writes a bill in chancery, security for costs, and a sworn oath in Maria Bullock v. Samuel S. Viney. All in Lincoln's hand and signed 4 times by him. Viney never paid his debt so when Bullock's relatives urged her to retrieve monies…

William H. Herndon writes the bill of complaint for the plaintiff in the case of Robert Coffin et al vs City of Springfield. He signs it Lincoln & Herndon.

Attorney Stephen A. Douglass signs this bill of complaint on behalf of Charles Jones in his suit against the business partnership of James Waldo, Daniel Waldo and George Waldo on the action of trespass on the case in Morgan County Circuit Court.