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            <mods:title>Declaration and Praecipe in the case of William F. Martin vs. William Allen et al.</mods:title>
            <mods:subTitle>April 21, 1853</mods:subTitle>
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            <mods:namePart type="date">1828-1893</mods:namePart>
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          <mods:abstract>Declaration and Praecipe in the case of William F. Martin vs. William Allen et al. Vermilion Cty. Circuit Court.  Signed: Lincoln &amp; Lamon. Neither document nor signature in Lincoln's hand.</mods:abstract>
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            <mods:geographic>United States</mods:geographic>
            <mods:topic>History</mods:topic>
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            <mods:geographic>Illinois</mods:geographic>
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            <mods:temporal>1778-1865</mods:temporal>
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