Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln2. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.
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Certificate of Examination for Hiram W. Beckwith and George W. Lawrence1Jump to section
May 27, 1854
We have examined Hiram W Beckwith and George W. Lawrence touching their qualifications to practice law; and find them sufficiently qualified to commence the practice, and therefore recommend that Licenses be allowed them. A. LINCOLN
Danville May 27, 1854. L. SWETT
Annotation
[1] ADS, IHi. Beckwith had studied in the Danville office of Lincoln and Ward H. Lamon. After his admission to the bar he remained in the office until 1859, when he succeeded to the practice. George W. Lawrence has not been positively identified, but a George W. Lawrence, age 28, Macoupin County, Illinois, is listed in the U.S. Census of 1850.