Lincoln as Lawyer Origin in Boonville Courtroom
A fragment discusses Abraham Lincoln's early life, noting his Indiana years, the Boonville court where he first absorbed legal lessons, and his admiration for judge Brackenridge. It describes the sparse 1830s Boonville courthouse, Lincoln's late nights reading Brackenridge's library, and the pivotal encounter that connected him to Kentucky lawyer Brackenridge.
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Abraham Lincoln
London
Lincoln
Hardin County
Kentucky
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Ardin County
Indiana
Spencer County
Warriors County
Lincolns
Thomas Lincoln
Abe
America
Rockport
Aeés
Boonville
Illinois
Lincoln City
Ind
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Southerin
Boonville Court Room
Brackenridge
John A. Brackenridge
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Aboard the Harbor of Promise and a Japanese Betrothal
The narrator recalls planning a calm harbor marriage with John while his aunt frets over a courtship of three years. Anxious to wed, she travels with him to Japan where a Go-Between arranges a mock betrothal, revealing a law that compels marriage at a certain age. A dramatic interruption, a shattered wine cup, and a hinted twist end with John and the aunt contemplating elopement to defy the Mikado rule.
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John
Japan
Kingdom of the Mikado
Cowith
Tara
Helen
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Hikado
Imperial
Nakado
Daily
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