Logan County Courthouse in Greenfield Village, May 24, 2010

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Artifact Overview

Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as a traveling lawyer. Visiting once or twice a year, he worked mostly on cases resolving neighbors' disagreements over land, contracts, and debts. As Lincoln traveled, people got to know him because he always took time to talk to them. This helped him earn votes later when he went into politics.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Digital photograph

Subject Date

24 May 2010

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2953

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital photography (Digital camera)

Color

Multicolored