Friday, September 25, 2026

Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Tuesday, July 10, 1860

Cold—winter clothing necessary. Commenced to day the trial of the Eject: suit Kingsbury vs Fon du Lac or N Western R R Co: I am with Judge Scates1 and Mr Coventry for Defendant. Merrick & Kales for Pltf
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1 Walter B. Scates, 1808-1886. Born in Virginia; came to Illinois, 1831, residing first at Frankfort, then at Vandalia, 1836; justice of the Supreme Court, 1841-1847, 1854-1857; served in the Civil War; appointed collector of customs at Chicago, July, 1866, and removed by Grant, 1869.

SOURCE: The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. 1, p. 419

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