Annotation
[1] AD, I-Ar. This was probably Lincoln's first chore at lawmaking. John T. Stuart introduced the bill on December 6, 1834. The first one and one-half pages of the manuscript appear to be in Stuart's hand. Then come the portions which are in Lincoln's hand, except for an occasional insertion by Stuart, as given here. A third amanuensis carries on for the remainder of the manuscript, which is incomplete. The entire law as finally approved may be found in Laws of Illinois, 1835, pp. 229-35.
[2] This paragraph is crossed out.
[3] The rest of this sentence and the next are not in Lincoln's hand.
[4] Lincoln's hand begins again at this point.
[5] Remainder is not in Lincoln's hand.