Manuscripts

Abraham Lincoln and Mary Lincoln indenture to John D. Johnston, Springfield, Illinois

Description: Document signed. Indenture for 80 acres in Coles County, Illinois. In hand of Lincoln and signed "A. Lincoln, M. Lincoln." Includes separate docketed cover. (2 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1851 August 12
Call number: HM 3101
Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Lincolniana collection, January and April 1914.; Purchased from Judd Stewart, 1922.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Civil War collection, March 1914.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Mark P. Robinson collection, February-March 1918.; Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale, January 1917.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby sale, March 1, 1917.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,); Booth, John Wilkes, (1838-1865.); Cameron, Simon, (1799-1889.); Chase, Salmon P. (1808-1873.); Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885.); Herndon, William Henry, (1818-1891.); Lambert, William H. (1842-1912,); Lamon, Ward Hill, (1828-1893.); Lincoln, Mary Todd, (1818-1882.); Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869.); Stephens, Alexander H. (1812-1883.); Stewart, Judd, (1867-1919,); Trumbull, Lyman, (1813-1896.); Welles, Gideon, (1802-1878.)
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