| Friday, August 17, 1849.Springfield, IL.
| In the Sangamon County Circuit Court case of
Wilbourn v. Crenshaw et al., Lincoln
files a declaration for his client, Robert Wilbourn Sr., who accuses defendants
William E. Crenshaw Sr., William Crenshaw Jr., and Edward D. Crenshaw of
shooting and killing at least one of Wilbourn's horses. Wilbourn's horse
apparently damaged William Crenshaw Sr.'s fence. Wilbourn values the horse at
$100, and seeks that amount in damages. Judge's Docket,
August 1849 Term, Crenshaw v. Wilbourn, Judge's Docket
1849-1853, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois State Regional Archives
Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL;
Declaration, Plea, Replication, filed 17 August 1849, Wilbourn v.
Crenshaw et al., Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC. |