. Abraham Lincoln as attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad Company . jjOON after flie incorporation of flie IllinoisCentral Railroad Company, Mr. Lincoln,who was flien practicing law at Springfield,Illinois, was appointed one of its attor-neys, and documents still in existenceshow fliat he was consulted wifli reference to importantquestions arising upon the construction of flie charter offlie company. The first photograph herein is {hat of {he pass car-ried by Mr. Lincoln in 1858. It was surrendered to fliecompany at flie expiration of {he year for renewal. During the year 1856 an importa
. Abraham Lincoln as attorney for the Illinois Central Railroad Company . jjOON after flie incorporation of flie IllinoisCentral Railroad Company, Mr. Lincoln,who was flien practicing law at Springfield,Illinois, was appointed one of its attor-neys, and documents still in existenceshow fliat he was consulted wifli reference to importantquestions arising upon the construction of flie charter offlie company. The first photograph herein is {hat of {he pass car-ried by Mr. Lincoln in 1858. It was surrendered to fliecompany at flie expiration of {he year for renewal. During the year 1856 an important question aroseupon the construction of the charter of the company. Itwas submitted to Mr. Lincoln, who gave an opinion inrelation to the same, the second photograph being fromthe original in Mr. Lincolns handwriting. The ques-tion upon which this opinion was given was afterwardslitigated in the courts of Illinois and finally decided inthe case of Walker v. Herrick, (18th Illinois SupremeCourt Reports, at page 570.) The Supreme Court heldin harmony with the opinion o
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