Abraham Lincoln

Draw Up Deeds, Contracts, Mortgages

Posted on October 21, 2015

    It was not long until he was able to draw up deeds, contracts, mortgages, and other legal papers for his neighbors. He figured conspicuously as a pettifogger before the justice of the peace, but regarding it merely as a kind of preliminary practice, seldom made any charge for his services. 
By William H. Herndon，Jesse W. Weik "Herndon's Lincoln: A True Story of a Great Life" 
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