Abraham Lincoln, the Lawyer Activity:  the Eighth Circuit

The Eighth Circuit  that Abraham Lincoln and many others would travel

to take care of the legal needs of Central Illinois, 1847-1853

                                    County                                                        County Seat

                                            Champaign                                                                      Urbana

                                            Christian                                                                         Taylorville

                                            DeWitt                                                                             Clinton

                                            Edgar                                                                               Paris

                                            Logan                                                                              Mt. Pulaski

                                            Macon                                                                             Decatur

                                            McLean                                                                          Bloomington

                                            Moultrie                                                                         Sullivan

                                            Piatt                                                                               Monticello

                                            Sangamon                                                                     Springfield

                                            Shelby                                                                            Shelbyville

                                            Tazewell                                                                        Tremont, Pekin (1850)

                                            Vermilion                                                                      Danville

                                            Woodford                                                                       Metamora

Coles County (Charleston) was actually in the 4th Circuit.  Lincoln would work many cases in the Coles courthouse, especially
with his many relatives and friends in Coles (Charleston) and the close proximity to Shelby County.

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