What types of cases did Lincoln hear while in Champaign County? Learn more here, by examining primary and secondary sources about Lincoln's law experience in Champaign County.
Lincoln is hired as an attorney for West Urbana (Champaign) to construct a road for the Illinois Central Railroad, connecting Urbana to the train station.
This newspaper article shows the house that Lincoln once stayed in when trying cases in Urbana.
The roles of lawyers and judges sometimes blurred during Lincoln's time. Take a look at a few cases where Lincoln was called to judge the trial.
This site is a searchable database of Lincoln's court cases. Simply click the "Court Name" in the "Case" box, and a drop down list will appear. Click on any of the Champaign County Court links to gain access to summaries and documents for each of the Champaign County Court Case papers available.
A short overview of Lincoln the lawyer from the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Read here to learn about Lincoln's life as a lawyer and see a map of the 8th Circuit he travelled on.
This News Gazette article discusses the 1993 rediscovery of an old court docket book that verifies Lincoln's work at the Champaign County Courthouse.
Researchers find another document, signed by Lincoln, involving a "friendly lawsuit" in Urbana.
This article, from "Our Constitution", a democratic newspaper in Urbana, outlines the case and settlement of this strange suit Lincoln was involved with.
This News Gazette article tells the story of the first murder case in Urbana. Lincoln was a lawyer on this case.