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	William Herndon (lawyer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Henry Herndon (born in Kentucky, 1818 - 1891 in Springfield, Illinois) was the law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
		Herndon's family moved from Kentucky to Springfield when he was five.
		Herndon was a much stauncher opponent of slavery than Lincoln and claimed that he helped change Lincoln's views on the subject.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Herndon_(lawyer) (232 words)

	Briefs 33
		Although Abraham Lincoln was an outstanding trial and appellate lawyer, he was neither a diligent nor thorough student of the law.
		Herndon's and Logan's impressions of Lincoln's approach to the study of law are confirmed by a brief notation Lincoln made on the envelope that had contained a catalogue of over one thousand legal treatises.
		The Lincoln- Herndon case, he found, was appealed from the justice of the peace court in Springfield, so the suit could not have been for more than $100.
	www.papersofabrahamlincoln.org /Briefs/briefs33.htm (1095 words)

	Lincoln and Herndon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		However, Herndon and Lincoln had grown close since the time Herndon had become a clerk in Joshua Speed's store in Springfield in 1837, and he and Lincoln both slept on the second floor of the store.
		Herndon was nine years younger than Lincoln and had studied law with Logan and Lincoln before receiving his license.
		Herndon was probably Lincoln's best law partner, and he was also one of his closest friends and best biographers.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/ihy980227.html (878 words)

	Archer Gray Herndon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Herndon was an early departure from the Whig party, becoming a warmly partisan Democrat at least as early as the 1844 elections.
		Herndon was for many years a practicing attorney in Springfield, Ill., and was the law partner of Abraham Lincoln, from 1848 to the death of Mr.
		Herndon was married, Sept. 30, 1875, to Mrs.
	home.fgi.net /~lstevens/history/agh.htm (1473 words)

	Richard S. Taylor \| Review Essay Telling Lincoln's Story \| Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 21.2
		Herndon evidently returned some items to their owners, while others were destroyed by fire, pilfered, eaten by mice at his farm, and otherwise scattered to the winds.
		It is inferred that Herndon's Informants functions ideally as a transparent medium between the reader's mind and Herndon's original texts in which are embedded the facts or the evidence that purportedly deserves reconsideration by academic scholars.
		Herndon's Informants includes letters to Herndon from individuals who knew Lincoln, letters from agents reporting on interviews that they had conducted with Lincoln acquaintances for Herndon, statements written out by Herndon in letter form and signed by "informants," and Herndon's "memoranda" of interviews that he conducted.
	jala.press.uiuc.edu /21.2/taylor.html (8309 words)

	Abraham Lincoln Instituteof the Mid
		Lincoln had exploded, "If William Herndon utters another word...his life is not worth living...he is a dirty dog." Despite this sharp invective, Wilson does not believe Herndon ever hated the deeply wounded Mary, or ever displayed any desire to get back at her for her attacks on him.
		Herndon had simply believed Lincoln’s Ann Rutledge romance "must be discussed by a friend,"–i.e., that sooner-or-later it would be publicly divulged by someone, so it would be best if a sympathetic friend of Lincoln’s were to be the one to first make it known.
		Herndon never asserted, Wilson maintained, that the unhappy character of the Lincoln marriage was "solely the fault of Mary." The fortuitous result of the Lincolns’ unhappy marriage, Herndon believed, was that it was a crucial factor in Lincoln’s becoming President.
	www.lincoln-institute.org /2000symposium.htm (2890 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies: William Blackstone
		On October 25, 1758 as William Blackstone approached the podium in the Oxford lecture hall he knew he was a failure.
		William Marbury, a last minute appointee of the outgoing Adams administration, sued Secretary of State James Madison seeking a writ to compel the government to carry out the appointment.
		William Blackstone was by any standard often a failure and the Commentaries were flawed.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/B/blackstone/blackstone.htm (3872 words)

	Herndon-Weik Collection of Lincolniana Papers (Library of Congress)
		Copyright Status: The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Herndon, and Jesse William Weik in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
		In 1885, Jesse William Weik brought new inspiration and assistance to the endeavor, and in 1888 Herndon's biography was completed through their joint effort.
		Also in Group IV are manuscripts by Herndon bearing such titles as "Lincoln's Development," "Lincoln's Courtship with Miss Owens," "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates," "Miss Rutledge and Lincoln," and "Lincoln's Ways." Group V, the papers of Jesse William Weik, consists of correspondence, notes, extracts, interviews, typed and handwritten copies of documents, and other items.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/herndon.html (1714 words)

	Richards
		Herndon may have had this impression due to the fact that Lincoln did little research and preparation work on legal cases, leaving those details to his junior partner.
		Richards demonstrates that one of Lincoln's skills as a lawyer is revealed in his ability to quickly digest materials relating to a case that was often prepared by Herndon or others, and then effectively use this information in a trial.
		Additionally, Lincoln's career as a lawyer impressed upon him the importance of constitutional law, the supremacy of the judiciary, and honed his oratorical skills, which would prove to be a lasting legacy.
	webpages.charter.net /lincolnbooks/Richards.html (1233 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Special attention is given to the history of his youth and early manhood, and while dwelling on this portion of his life the liberty is taken to insert many things that would be omitted or suppressed in other places.
		Herndon knew the man. He shared his office with him, a law practise which consisted of Lincoln throwing the case notes and money into his hat before putting it on to his head, and splitting all the money down the middle.
		Herndon also went around talking to everyone who knew Lincoln while he was alive before they died.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/158218108X (738 words)

	BLACKSTONE IN AMERICA - The Early America Review, Spring 1997
		One Commentaries trained lawyer James Kent, later a Chancellor in New York, between 1826-1830 wrote his Commentaries on American Law critical of Blackstone and substituting much Roman law and civil code in place of the traditional common law.
		espite another set of myths, Lincoln was not a well read man. William Herndon, his law partner and flawed biographer, wrote that Lincoln was not interested in reading his copies of Charles Darwin or other writers.
		American lawyers found his long passages on the royalty irrelevant and his work gave way to more modern writers.
	earlyamerica.com /review/spring97/blackstone.html (3871 words)

	Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters (H) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Herndon's father is said by some to have withdrawn him in response to student disturbances there over the mob killing of Elijah P. Lovejoy.
		The verdict of modern historians seems to be, in part, that Herndon is invaluable but not always trustworthy; reliable for what he had personal knowledge of, but apt to believe what he wanted where the evidence was skimpy or ambiguous.
		Son of Sir William Herschel, and an important astronomer in his own right, as well as making contributions to many other sciences.
	www.earlyrepublic.net /BIOG-H.htm (2881 words)

	Lincoln's inner life - The Washington Times: Non-Fiction Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Indeed, William Herndon, Lincoln's long-time law partner, is quoted as calling Lincoln "the most reticent and mostly secretive man that ever existed: he never opened his whole soul to any man: he never touched the history or quality of his own nature in the presence of his friends."
		Herndon was a binge drinker, and once in the 1850s Lincoln was roused in the night to post bail for Billy and some fellow carousers.
		Appointed a presidential assistant at the age of 24, Hay was initially patronizing toward the president, whom he referred to as "the tycoon." Over time he became an unqualified admirer, and after the war he collaborated with Nicolay in a celebrated biography of the president.
	washingtontimes.com /books/20031101-101811-3749r.htm (876 words)

	A Case and a Man for the Ages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was in this partnership that Lincoln ascended to prominence as a lawyer.
		William, who was nicknamed "Duff," had grown older and fallen into bad habits, such as drinking.
		During his days as a lawyer in Illinois, Lincoln discovered that the best way to convince a jury was with the simplest presentation.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/ihy980222.html (1222 words)

	American Bar Association
		Following his second presidency, he was in demand as a referee in business disputes, as lawyers appreciated his honesty and knew his decisions would be based on the law.
		From his early days as a struggling lawyer in 1837, Lincoln's legal reputation steadily grew to the point that he was representing railroads and other business interests before his election to the presidency.
		James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution," was not a lawyer.
	www.abavideonews.org /ABA296/resouce3.htm (1987 words)

	A REVIEW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Three years later he established his own practice, with William H. Herndon as his junior partner, and (with the exception of a single term in Congress) spent the next seventeen years living in Springfield, devoting most of his energies to the law.
		The first thing that a collection of 5,669 cases and other legal matters requires is the final rejection of Lincoln's outdated reputation as a "lousy lawyer." To have handled an average of more than 200 cases each year, for twenty-five years, indicates that Lincoln was an extraordinarily hardworking and much sought-after attorney.
		In few other eras could individuals with as little formal education as Lincoln become so successful as lawyers, and Lincoln was well aware of the prestige and power that lawyers like him wielded at a time when the law was so plastic.
	www.lincolnlegalpapers.org /DEReview.htm (2279 words)

	Historic Southern Indiana
		Herndon, being a lawyer by profession, visited southern Indiana in September, 1865 to personally interview those who knew Lincoln during his boyhood.
		Herndon said Lincoln considered this one of the remarkable incidents of his life and often referred to it during discussions in the Springfield law office.
		Herndon in his 1865 visit collected a number of stories about the Lincoln school days from fellow students, but his greatest educational find came from Sarah Lincoln, the step mother.
	www.usi.edu /hsi/resources/Bartelt.asp (4362 words)

	Historical Documents and Speeches - Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address
		His law partner, William Herndon, observed, "No former effort in the line of speech-making had cost Lincoln so much time and thought as this one," a remarkable comment considering the previous year's debates with Stephen Douglas.
		Herndon, who knew the speech but was not present, said it was "devoid of all rhetorical imagry." Rather, "it was constructed with a view to accuracy of statement, simplicity of language, and unity of thought.
		They were William Blount and William Few; and they both voted for the prohibition - thus showing that, in their understanding, no line dividing local from federal authority, nor anything else, properly forbids the Federal Government to control as to slavery in Federal territory.
	www.historicaldocuments.com /AbrahamLincoln'sCooperUnionAddress.htm (6374 words)

	Bibliography
		"The Lawyer as Peacemaker: Law and Community in Abraham Lincoln's Slander Cases." Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 16 (Summer 1995): 1-22.
		Beard, William D. "'I have labored hard to find the law:' Abraham Lincoln for the Alton and Sangamon Railroad," Illinois Historical Journal 85 (Winter 1992): 209-20.
		Beard, William D. "Dalby Revisited: A New Look at Lincoln's 'Most Far-reaching Case' in the Illinois Supreme Court." Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 20 (Summer 1999): 1-16.
	www.papersofabrahamlincoln.org /bibliography.htm (2039 words)

	Losing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The trial lawyer eventually has to learn to be honest with herself about what she was able to accomplish with the facts and law with which she was given to work.
		The individual lawyer's level of preparation can certainly be a factor in the outcome of any given case, but to isolate the lawyer's level of preparation as the sole determiner of the outcome of all trials flies in the face of reality and does a real disservice to the justice system itself.
		If a lawyer is going to maintain a long career as a courtroom advocate, he or she is going to have to learn to cope with both the specter and the reality of defeat.
	www.mobar.org /journal/2002/julaug/bradford.htm (10004 words)

	Lincoln and the Chicken Bone Case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During his long career as a circuit-riding lawyer in Illinois prior to his presidency, Abraham Lincoln won over countless juries with his slow-talking style, his natural wit, and his story-telling ability.
		In his Life of Lincoln, William H. Herndon* stated that his partner was a good lawyer but not a scholarly one.
		Since most of those who served on the juries in these small towns were farmers and other country folk, Lincoln--himself a product of a rural environment and by nature a slow talker--recognized the need to argue his cases in the simplest and most straightforward manner.
	www.thehistorynet.com /ah/bllincoln_and_the_case (799 words)

	Abraham Lincoln's Law Offices
		In his celebrated Lincoln biography, Herndon described his law partner's habits in the office: "When he reached the office, about nine o'clock in the morning, the first thing he did was to pick up a newspaper, spread himself out on an old sofa, one leg on a chair, and read aloud, much to my discomfort.
		Herndon also observed Lincoln's haphazard approach to office organization: "Lincoln had always on the top of our desk a bundle to papers into which he slipped anything he wished to keep and afterwards refer to.
		Lincoln and Herndon moved from this building in 1852 to another building on the west side of the square.
	showcase.netins.net /web/creative/lincoln/sites/law.htm (629 words)

	Reconstructing Lincoln's Law Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But unlike William H. Herndon, his law partner at the time, he was not active in the prohibition movement.
		The model of common law set forth by eighteenth-century jurist William Blackstone is based, in part, on the law of nature, which sets up an objective standard of morality, and right and wrong actions as dictated by God.
		Although Lincoln's peers considered him an outstanding trial and appellate lawyer, some documents in the Lincoln Legal Papers imply that he was neither a diligent nor thorough student of the law.
	www.neh.fed.us /news/humanities/2001-01/lincolnslaw.html (2272 words)

	Paul H. Verduin
		These raw, shocking words were reportedly spoken by Springfield, Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln to William H. Herndon, his law-practice partner, about ten years before Lincoln's election to the presidency.
		The two were alone, Herndon later claimed, on a half-day's horse-and-buggy ride to neighboring Menard County, and the complicated inheritance case they were prosecuting there braught to Lincoln's mind his own tangled heritage.
		9)In 1743, Lincoln's grandmother's grandfather William Lee, an earlier Richmond County plantation overseer in the family, was jailed and charged with a felony for brutally beating a runaway slave to death.
	www.geocities.com /marianapolis99/verduin.htm (995 words)

	Mr. Lincoln and Friends
		Contemporary biographer William H. Herndon wrote: "Outnumbered as they were in the House, the Whigs determined to prevent a quorum on the afternoon of the 5
		Gillespie was a Whig member of the Illinois Assembly in 1840-41 and then served in the State Senate from 1847 to 1859.
		Gillespie himself told Herndon: "He was very sensitive...where he thought he had failed to meet the expectations of his friends.
	www.mrlincolnandfriends.org /content_inside.asp?pageID=64 (1999 words)

	Chapter A Successful Lawyer of Abraham Lincoln by William M. Thayer
		She was once the slave of one Hinkle in Kentucky, who brought herself and children into Illinois, and made them free.
		The inquiry was soon made, and Herndon returned to say, “The governor says that he has no legal or constitutional right to do anything in the premises.”
		One lawyer, who could not understand that the true purpose of a court is to “establish justice,” remarked, “The fellow is crazy.”
	www.bibliomania.com /2/9/79/127/21528/2.html (605 words)

	Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Zornow, William, “Treason as a Campaign Issue in the Re-election of Lincoln,” 5(June 1949), 348-363.
		Herndon, William H., “Analysis of the Character of Abraham Lincoln,” 1(September 1941), 343-383.
		Herndon, William H., “Analysis of the Character of Abraham Lincoln,” 1(December 1941), 403-441.
	www.alincolnassoc.com /browse.htm (5483 words)

	The American Enterprise: Unfortunate Son (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The children were uncontrollable, but Father Abraham “never reproved them or gave them a frown,” said his law partner William Herndon.
		In the Lincoln Legend, Willie and Tad are lovably mischievous imps, while Robert is off at school, absorbing the worst traits of the upper class.
		William Herndon, who clashed with Robert on occasion, wrote, “He has the insane rage of his mother without the sense of his father.
	www.taemag.com /issues/articleid.17581/article_detail.asp (696 words)

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