Fry, Nelson
In 1846, Fry sued Joshua Speed and William H. Herndon in the Sangamon County Circuit Court for payment of a promissory note made to him by the mercantile firm James Bell & Co.
Fry v. Herndon & Speed, 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=138291.