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Abraham Lincoln Collection: Finding Aid http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8zc88kz No online items Abraham Lincoln Collection: Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Diann Benti. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2017 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Abraham Lincoln Collection: mssLincoln 1 Finding Aid Overview of the Collection Title: Abraham Lincoln collection Dates (inclusive): 1811-1922 Collection Number: mssLincoln Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Extent: 341 items in 7 boxes and 1 oversize box, plus 15 bound volumes (10.75 linear feet). Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: Collection of various papers by and about the sixteenth President of the United States assembled at the Huntington Library, with the Lincolniana collected by Henry E. Huntington as its core. The collection incorporated manuscripts from the collections of William Harrison Lambert and Judd Stewart, and was augmented by various purchases from sales in 1916-1919. Language: English. Access RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Abraham Lincoln collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance The collection was assembled from various sources. Some items received together in purchase from Mark P. Robinson sale (lot 530), February 26-March 1, 1918. Purchased from the William Harrison Lambert collection of Lincolniana (lot 437) through the agency of George D. Smith, January 14-16, 1914. Purchased from the Lambert Civil War collection (lot 637), March 9-10, 1914. Purchased from the Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale (lot 195), January 25-26, 1917. Biographical Note Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States. Scope and Content This collection of various papers by and about the sixteenth President of the United States assembled at the Library, with the Lincolniana collected by Henry E. Huntington as its core. The collection incorporated manuscripts from the collections of William Harrison Lambert and Judd Stewart, and was augmented by various purchases from sales in 1916-1919. Included are autograph letters and documents covering Lincoln's business affairs, legal practices, political career, and family. There are also materials related to historical studies about Lincoln, especially those by John Milton Hay and William Henry Herndon, the 1917-1918 controversy over the statue of Lincoln by George Grey Grubb Barnard, and the collectors of Lincolniana, particularly William Harrison Lambert and Judd Stewart. Correspondents include Daniel Fish, John Milton Hay, William Henry Herndon, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Judd Stewart. Arrangement Box 1 is comprised of legal papers. Boxes 2-7 are comprised of correspondence and manuscripts and arranged chronologically. Note that descriptions of items in box 7, oversize box 8, and the bound items are not included in this finding aid, however cards for individual items are filed in chronological and alphabetical sections of the Library's Manuscript Catalog. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Personal Names Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation. Fish, Daniel, 1848-1924 -- Archives. Abraham Lincoln Collection: mssLincoln 2 Finding Aid Hay, John, 1838-1905 -- Archives. Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 -- Archives. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Archives. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Collectors and collecting. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues. Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Archives. Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926 -- Archives. Stewart, Judd, 1867-1920, collector. Subjects Autographs -- Collectors and collecting -- United States. Biographers -- United States -- Archives. Manuscripts, American -- Collectors and collecting. Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Correspondence. Forms/Genres Biographies -- United States. Collections -- United States. Alternate Authors Baker, Philip R., donor. Lambert, William H. (William Harrison), 1842-1912, collector. Fish, Daniel, 1848-1924. Hay, John, 1838-1905. Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891. Lambert, William H. (William Harrison), 1842-1912, former owner. Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. Stewart, Judd, 1867-1919, former owner. Legal papers Box 1 Legal Papers, 1838-1858 1838 September 27. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Albert G. Williams vs John M. Cabaniss and George L. Cabaniss. Declaration; copy of the instrument declared on, and assignment thereon. HM 3112 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 2 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, with signature "Stuart & Lincoln for Plff." Identified in prov. Card as Note: "The Julia W. Howe & Dr. S. G. Howe copy, Dec. 20-21, 1917, no. 303. [1839 June 22?]. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). James Bell & Co. v. Garrett Elkin. Praecipe. HM 1745 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 1 page. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, with signature "Stuart & Lincoln." Judd Stewart Collection [1839]. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Jared B. Ford & Mary Ford v. John Ford & John Ford. On petition to sell real estate, Stephen A. Douglas appointed guardian ad litum. HM 2128 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, unsigned. 2 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln. Purchased from Mark P. Robinson sale (lot 530), February 26-March 1, 1918. Abraham Lincoln Collection: mssLincoln 3 Finding Aid Legal papers 1840 [April 21] July term. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Wharton Randell v. Goodrich Lightfoot & Henry Lightfoot. Declaration; copy of note sued on. HM 3111 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 2 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, with signature "Stuart & Lincoln, p.q." Purchased from the Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale no. 1270 (lot 194), January 25-26, 1917. 1840 July [3]. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Gershom Jayne v. John N. Ely. Narrative. HM 2130 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 2 pages. Signed S. T. Logan, p.q." Purchased from Mark P. Robinson sale (lot 530), February 26-March 1, 1918. 1841 March 9. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). William B. Crane v. Samuel Grubb. Bill in chancery. HM 3113 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 3 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln; signed "Logan & Lincoln for Complnt." With added note on back, also signed. Purchased from the Anderson Galleries, George P. Marsh sale (lot 262), March 19-20, 1919. 1841 July 9. [Lincoln, Abraham]. Deed from John White to John Constant for real estate in and near Springfield, Illinois. HM 3159 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 2 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, notarized by William Lavely, Justice of the Peace. Purchased from the Gunther sale, part 3 (lot 132), November 1919. [1843 October 25]. Affleck, Thomas. The separate answer of Thomas Affleck to a bill in chancery filed against him and one Hiram Rutherford by James Alexander, administrator of John H. McClelland, deceased. HM 3136 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 4 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln; followed with a note by the complainant. Judd Stewart Collection 1843 December 9. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Robert S. Todd vs Nathaniel A. Ware. Affidavit of Abraham Lincoln, one of the solicitors in the above entitled cause. HM 1741 Autograph document signed. 2 pages. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, signed "A. Lincoln"; followed by a motion to rule signed "Logan & Lincoln, p.q." Transcribed in The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases (University of Virginia Press, 2008), vol. 1: 327. Purchased from the Lambert Lincolniana collection (lot 437), January 14-16, 1914. 1845 March 3. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Thomas M. Hope, who sues for the use of Joseph E. Norwood vs. Isaac W. Beebee, Edmund D. Taylor, & David Kreigh Praecipe. HM 3127 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 1 page. In the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln, signed "Lincoln & Herndon, p.q." 1846 November 12. Cooper, Hugh K. Affidavit of Hugh K. Cooper in a suit in chancery, brought by him against Isaac W. Crosby and Silas W. Robbins. HM 3110 Sangamon County, Illinois. Document, signed. 2 pages. Body of the document in the handwriting of Abraham Lincoln. Purchased from the Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale (lot 195), January 25-26, 1917. Abraham Lincoln Collection: mssLincoln 4 Finding Aid Legal papers 1847 November [19]. Illinois. Circuit Court (Sangamon County). Cabaniss ads Reeves & Co. General replication & joinder … to all pleas … HM 2132 [Springfield, Illinois]. Document, signed. 2 pages. With signatures "S.T. Logan, p.q." and "Stuart & Edwards, p.d." Purchased from Mark P. Robinson sale (lot 530), February 26-March 1, 1918. 1849 February 12. Corcoran & Riggs (firm). Check drawing in favor of A. Lincoln. HM 1738 Washington, D.C. Document, signed. 1 page. Endorsed by Abraham Lincoln and Joseph H. Berry. Described in Basler, ed. Collected Works , vol. 8: 445. Judd Stewart Collection 1851 August 12. [Illinois. Coles County]. Deed
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