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Logan County Courthouse: Where Abraham Lincoln Practiced Law

15 artifacts in this set

Henry Ford admired Abraham Lincoln’s humble character and his embodiment of the “self-made man.” Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse where Lincoln practiced law between 1840 and 1847.

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Logan County Courthouse

Courthouse

Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases here as a traveling lawyer. Visiting once or twice a year, he worked mostly on cases resolving neighbors' disagreements over land, contracts, and debts. As Lincoln traveled, people got to know him because he always took time to talk to them. This helped him earn votes later when he went into politics.