Cole, John

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John Cole was a businessman. In the 1850s, he operated a business in partnership with A Little One Wall. Abraham Lincoln defended Cole & Wall in two legal cases, one in the DeWitt County Circuit Court and the other in the U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois.

Campbell v. Cole & Wall, 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=135465; Emerson et al. v. Cole & Wall, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, https://lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=137553; Abraham Lincoln to John Cole and A Little One Wall.