Legal document entirely in the hand of Abraham Lincoln and signed by the President, ''Parks & Lincoln'', referring to the partnership between himself and fellow lawyer Greenbury L. Parks. Intriguing case is between an individual Reuben W. Burt and the jeweler Sackett Davis & Co., who sued Burt for an unpaid debt of $800 in late 1859. Lincoln defended Burt, arguing that Sackett Davis knew the jewelry to be overvalued when they sold it to Burt. The future President was unpersuasive, however, and the case was decided in the jeweler's favor. Document reads in full,
''Reuben W. Burt
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Sackett Davis & Co.
And the said defendant comes and defends the wrong and injury, when where &c, and says plaintiff actio now because he says he did not undertake and promise in manner and form as is in the declaration alledged; and of this he puts himself upon the country &c. / Parks & Lincoln p.a.''
Single page document measures 7.875'' x 4''. Single fold, overall near fine condition.