Account of James Odham to James Rutledge, 12 January 18331
| 1830 & 1831 | } | Boarding and horse feed while carrying the Mail one year— | $27—00 |
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I James Rutledge do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that the above
accoumpt is Just and true to the best of ^my^ knowledge
James Rutledge[ certification
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01/12/1833
01/12/1833
Sworn to and Subscribed before me in
January 12, 1833
Bowling Green JPLS[Justice of the Peace Legal Seal]January 12, 1833
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1Abraham Lincoln wrote the body of the document, aside from Rutledge’s signature. Lincoln
also wrote Bowling Green’s endorsement; Green wrote the dateline and his own signature.
2Lincoln was known to write various documents for his friends and neighbors while he
lived in New Salem. This account was likely related to the time when Rutledge turned his home into a
tavern for boarders.
Benjamin P. Thomas, Lincoln’s New Salem (Springfield, IL: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1934), 7, 12.
Handwritten Document Signed, 2 page(s), Meisei University (Tokyo, Japan).