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Lincoln Legal Career Links Lincoln is so strongly identified with his presidency that his long career as a lawyer in Illinois has received too little attention. A recent exception is the Lincoln Legal Papers, an outstanding documentary history of his law practice from 1836 to 1861. This ongoing project is part of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln's Supreme Court*

A Genius for Friendship: Lincoln as Lawyer (Claremont Institute)

Beardstown Courthouse*

Books about Lincoln's Legal Career*

Dalby Revisited: A New Look at Lincoln's "Most Far-Reaching Case" in the Illinois Supreme Court (JALA)

Lincoln on Herndon: An Unknown Interview with a List of Books in the Lincoln & Herndon Law Office (pdf) (JISHS)

Lincoln Law Career Photo Tour*

Lincoln Legal Papers Curriculum (Papers of Abraham Lincoln)

Lincoln Legal Practice on DVD-ROM*

Lincoln's Advice to Lawyers*

Lincoln's Law Office*

Lincoln's Notes for a Law Lecture*

Metamora Courthouse*

Mt. Pulaski Courthouse*

Postville Courthouse*

The Lawyer as Peacemaker: Law and Community in Abraham Lincoln's Slander Cases (JALA)

The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: A Narrative Overview (Papers of Abraham Lincoln)

The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln Second Edition (Papers of Abraham Lincoln)

The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Part I

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