John Todd Stuart
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Attorney who lent Lincoln legal texts including Blackstone's Commentaries and under whom Lincoln began his legal practice in Springfield.
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Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Connected via: Abraham Lincoln
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Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Company
Connected via: Abraham Lincoln
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Roger Taney
Connected via: Abraham Lincoln
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Conspiracy Museum
Connected via: Abraham Lincoln
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William Berry
Connected via: Abraham Lincoln
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- Person Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln borrowed legal texts including Blackstone's Commentaries from attorney John Todd Stuart and began practicing ... Credible Reporting
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“Rather than studying in the office of an established attorney, as was customary, Lincoln read law on his own, borrowing legal texts, including Blackstone's Commentaries and Chitty's Pleadings, from attorney John Todd Stuart.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
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Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-02-21
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