{"id":99355,"date":"2020-12-22T02:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/?p=99355"},"modified":"2020-12-19T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T18:31:44","slug":"the-law-offices-of-abraham-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/the-law-offices-of-abraham-lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law Offices of Abraham Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"right\"><em>Frank Leslie\u2019s Illustrated Newspaper<\/em>, December 22, 1860<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/exit78\/50731613016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"The First Law Office Rented in 1837 By Abraham Lincoln, President-Elect, in Hoffman's Row, Third Division, Up-Stairs, Springfield, Ill.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-First-Low-Office-Rented-in-1837-By-Abraham-Lincoln-President-Elect-in-Hoffmans-Row-Third-Division-Up-Stairs-Springfield-Ill..jpg\" alt=\"The First Law Office Rented in 1837 By Abraham Lincoln, President-Elect, in Hoffman's Row, Third Division, Up-Stairs, Springfield, Ill.\" width=\"588\" height=\"429\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Californian FB; font-size: small;\">The First Law Office Rented in 1837 By Abraham Lincoln, President-Elect, in Hoffman&#8217;s Row, Third Division, Up-Stairs, Springfield, Ill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Abraham Lincoln first went to Springfield, nearly thirty years ago, he ran for the Legislature, was elected, and served several terms.\u00a0 In 1837 he opened a law office under the firm of Stuart &amp; Lincoln, in Hoffman\u2019s Row.\u00a0 This house, which still stands, is a very humble edifice, and the step from thence to the White House is a stride which even Lincoln at that time but little dreamed of.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Present-Law-Office-of-Abraham-Lincoln-The-President-Elect-in-Fifthe-Street-West-Side-of-the-Public-Square-Springfield-Ill.%E2%80%94-from-a-sketch-by-our-Special-Artist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"The Present Law Office of Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, in Fifthe Street, West Side of the Public Square, Springfield, Ill.\u2014 from a sketch by our Special Artist\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Present-Law-Office-of-Abraham-Lincoln-The-President-Elect-in-Fifthe-Street-West-Side-of-the-Public-Square-Springfield-Ill.%E2%80%94-from-a-sketch-by-our-Special-Artist_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"The Present Law Office of Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, in Fifthe Street, West Side of the Public Square, Springfield, Ill.\u2014 from a sketch by our Special Artist\" width=\"639\" height=\"349\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Californian FB; font-size: small;\">The Present Law Office of Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, in Fifthe Street, West Side of the Public Square, Springfield, Ill.\u2014 from a sketch by our Special Artist<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lincoln\u2019s present law office is situated in Fifth street, west side of of State Square.\u00a0 He is in partnership with Mr. Herndon, a lawyer of considerable ability and reputation.\u00a0 We give a sketch of both offices, taken by our special artist.\u00a0 They present a contrast almost as wide as the last step in the career of their occupant from either the one or the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Leslie\u2019s Illustrated Newspaper, December 22, 1860 The First Law Office Rented in 1837 By Abraham Lincoln, President-Elect, in Hoffman&#8217;s Row, Third Division, Up-Stairs, Springfield, Ill. 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