Petition of Charles B. Lawrence and Others to Members of the Illinois Bar and Public,
26 April 18551
The undersigned, from knowledge of S. A. Corneau, and having confience in his ability to perform the duties of clerk of the supreme court, of the second grand division of Illinois, do recommend him, to the members of the bar and public, as a competent person to
fill said office.2
| Chas. B. Lawrence, | A. Jonas, | |
| John H. Williams, | C. A. Warren, | |
| Jos. B Gilpin, | P. A. Goodwin, | |
| John T. Morton, | E. H. Buckley, | |
| Wm. Marsh, | Carter Van Vleck, | |
| Henry Asbury, | W. H. Herndon, | |
| J. Henry Shaw, | A. Lincoln, | |
| J. B. Shaw, | Jas. H Matheny, | |
| James C Conkling, | C. J Dilworth, | |
| Hugh Lamaster, | Henry B. Evans, | |
| Leonard F Ross, | John A. Piersool,3 | |
| George Humphrey, | Henry L. Bryant, | |
| Robert Paul,4 | John W. Proctor, | |
| Browning & Bushnell, | James T. Slack,5 | |
| Edward Prince, | John T. Stuart, | |
| T. G. Taylor. |
1This document was printed in the April 26, 1855 edition of the Illinois Daily Journal, as well as several other editions of the same newspaper.
Illinois Daily Journal (Springfield), 27 April 1855, 3:2; 28 April 1855, 3:2; 30 April 1855, 3:2; 1 May
1855, 3:2; 2 May 1855, 3:2.
2The second grand division of Illinois consisted of the central counties of the state
surrounding the capital of Springfield.
The election, held in June 1855, resulted in William A. Turney defeating Stephen A. Corneau for the office of clerk of the Supreme Court.
“Illinois Supreme Court, Second Grand Division, 1849-1865,” 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://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/reference/reference%20html%20files/Maps--ISC%202nd.html; Daily Illinois State Register (Springfield), 21 June 1855, 2:4.
Printed Document, 1 page(s), Illinois Daily Journal (Springfield), 26 April 1855, 3:2.