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January 17, 1851

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Friday, January 17, 1851.
 Springfield, IL.

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Supreme Court hands down opinions in five Lincoln & Herndon cases. They lose Webster & Huntington v. French et al., and Majors v. Hawks, Osborn & Co.. They win Penny v. Graves, McHenry v. Watkins, and Enos et al. v. Capps. Record; 12 Ill., 302, 298, 287, 233, 255.

[Lincoln's father dies in Coles County. Family Record Written by Abraham Lincoln, [1851?], CW, 2:94-95.] 

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Supreme Court hands down opinions in five Lincoln &amp; Herndon cases. They lose <name type='case' key='L04939'>Webster &amp; Huntington v. French et al.</name>, and <name type='case' key='L01664'>Majors v. Hawks, Osborn &amp; Co.</name>. They win <name type='case' key='L03359'>Penny v. Graves</name>, <name type='case' key='L00803'>McHenry v. Watkins</name>, and <name type='case' key='L02459'>Enos et al. v. Capps</name>.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 12 Ill., 302, 298, 287, 233, 255.</bibl>
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[Lincoln's father dies in Coles County.
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