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[1] ALS, IHi. The case referred to was Kelly v. estate of Blackledge in the Logan County Circuit Court.
[2] Jesse D. Blackledge had died since the beginning of the suit. See Lincoln's note of November 17, 1852.
[3] James Kelly of New Lisbon, Ohio.