Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

William L. Saltonstall to Lincoln & Herndon, 17 January 18591
Cambridge Saline Co. Mo.
Jany 17^th 1859.Messrs[Messieurs] Lincoln & HerndonSpringfieldIllsSirs
In the case of Saltonstall vs Eades the equity of redemption for judgment creditors will run out on the 12^th of next month–

I have directed the Marshall to pay you your fee of $50. & to place the rest of the money when paid in St Louis at the Exchange Bank subject to the order of Wm C Boon, Cashier of the Br[Branch] of the Exchange Bk of Mo at Glasgow 2

Let me know promptly to the day what is done as to the redemption of the land & what will be necessary to do to get possession of the land if not redeemed–3
Respectfully Yours.Wm L. Saltonstall

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CAMB[RIDGE] MO.[MISSOURI]
JAN[JANUARY] [?]Lincoln & HerndonSpringfieldIllinois

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1William L. Saltonstall wrote and signed this letter.

2Thomas Edes, Jr., and his wife Rachel gave William L. Saltonstall three promissory notes totaling $3,112.50 and secured the notes with a mortgage on 146 acres in Tazewell County, Illinois. Thomas Edes, Jr. paid $400 but failed to pay the balance. Saltonstall retained Lincoln & Herndon and sued in U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois to foreclose the mortgage. The Edes failed to appear when the case opened in June 1857, and the court ruled for Saltonstall and awarded $3,122.59. The Edes failed to pay the judgment, and Saltonstall bought the 146 acres at public auction in November 1857 for $3,315.62. Lincoln & Herndon received $50 for their legal services.
Saltsonstall v. Edes et ux, 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), https://lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=137492.

3Redemption is the recovery of real property by the payment of a debt or judgment or the repurchase of real property after a judicial sale.
“Redemption,” Reference, Glossary, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition, http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Reference.aspx?ref=Reference%20html%20files/Glossary.html

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5Lincoln wrote this docketing.

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