Receipt of Abraham Lincoln to Abraham H. Kellar, 6 December 18411
Decr[December] 6th 1841. Received of A. H. Kellar $12—50. the ballance of his note to Stuart & Lincoln, and for one half of which I am to account to Stuart—2
A. Lincoln2Kellar and Albert G. Snyder (of the business A. G. Snyder & Co.) gave two promissory notes to Willis Oglesby (their third business partner), totalling
$937.32. Oglesby assigned the notes to W. & C. Fellows. After Kellar and Snyder failed to pay, W. & C. Fellows retained Stuart & Lincoln
in October 1838, and sued in the Macon County Circuit Court to collect the debt, plus
$100 in damages. The parties reached a settlement in March 1839, and the court dismissed
the case. In addition to the $12.50 mentioned in this document, Kellar also assigned
to Abraham Lincoln a debt, amount unspecified, owed to him by John Johnson.
W. & C. Fellows v. Kellar & Snyder, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=135381.
Autograph Document Signed, 1 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL).