Trial begins in the "Effie Alton" case, one of Abraham Lincoln's most important courtroom experiences. The future president represents an Illinois bridge company in a case resulting from a tragic steamboat accident. The trial will end with a hung jury. (By Matthew Pinsker)
Source Citation
"The Lincoln Log," September 8, 1857, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln, http://www.thelincolnlog.org/view/1857/9/8
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Legal/Political
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Personal
