Friday, April 20, 1838.Tremont, IL. | Lincoln writes a contingent fee agreement and promissory note for their
client James M. Crain in Crain v. Crain et
al., a conveyance case before the Tazewell County Circuit Court. Crain signs
both the agreement and the note. The fee agreement pays Stuart & Lincoln a $500
fee, if they obtain Crain's full claim in the case, or $300 if they obtain a partial
claim. The promissory note was for $25, payable by Crain to Stuart & Lincoln in
six months.Privately owned. Lincoln also writes and files with the court Crain's replication in the
case.Photocopy. |