The law practice of Abraham Lincoln
Subtitle: complete documentary edition
By: [Martha L. Benner, Cullom Davis, editors].
Contributors: Benner, Martha L.; Davis, Cullom, 1935-; Lincoln Legal Papers (Project); Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
Format: Computer file
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Career in law; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Knowledge -- Law
Description: First publication of the Lincoln Legal Papers to document the law practice of Abraham Lincoln from 1836 to 1861. Includes documents for more than 5,600 cases and legal matters in which Lincoln participated. Users may search for cases by case name, participant, date, court, legal action, subject; or documents by document type, date, author or signer. Allows researchers to study Lincoln's development as a lawyer, trace the formation of the court system in the Midwest, research legal history and the development of law, and discover antebellum social history through court records.
Notes: Title from disc label.

Project sponsored by Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

System requirements: Pentium PC; 32MB RAM; Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0; 130MB free hard disk space; Adobe Acrobat Reader (included on disc 1); 8-bit, 256-color display with 640 x 480 resolution; DVD-ROM drive.