August 20, 1834

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            <date value='1834-08-20'>Wednesday, August 20, 1834.</date> 
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New
  Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Dr. Garret Elkin, sheriff, serves
  writ of scire facias on Lincoln to appear in the Sangamon County Circuit Court
  at the next term in <name type='case' key='L04767'>Van Bergen v.
  Lincoln et al.</name>, and show cause why Lincoln should not be made a party to
  a judgment for $204.82 and $18.42 in damages awarded April 29, 1834, against
  co-defendant William G. Green.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl> 
         </p>
         <p> ["I Charles R. Matheny
  Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of said County do hereby certify that
  Abraham Lincoln is duly elected Representative from Sangamon County at the
  General Election held on Monday the 4th day of August A.D. 1834 as appears from
  the Returns filed in this office. Given under my hand and seal of office at
  Springfield this 20th day of August A.D. 1834 C. R. Matheny Clerk"
  <bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>]</p>
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