Canfield, Robert W.

Flourished: 1841-1849 Sangamon County, Illinois

In the 1840s, Canfield lived near Sangamon County, Illinois, where he raised cattle.

Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 22 October 1841, 2:3; Joseph Thayer & Co. v. Canfield, 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.