Scott, John T.

Flourished: 1830-1848 Tazewell County, Illinois

Scott lived in Tazewell County, as early as 1830. In 1834, he was an agent for the Sangamo Journal and served as postmaster for Pleasant Grove. In 1841, Scott was involved in a case with Abraham Lincoln, in the Tazewell County Circuit Court. Scott lived in Tazewell County until at least 1848.

An Act to Change Part of Certain State Roads; Envelope of Abraham Lincoln to John T. Scott; Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Tazewell County, 68:71, 157, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 6 December 1834, 1:3; Mather, Lamb & Co. v. Hawley et al., 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/Details.aspx?case=136240.