Note 18 — Chapter V

Mr. John E. Burton has documentary evidence that Lincoln was associated as so-called partner with seven law firms. Mr. Burton has owned the firm signatures in Lincoln's handwriting as follows:

Stuart and Lincoln 1838

Ficklin and Lincoln 1842

Logan and Lincoln 1845

Harlan and Lincoln 1845

Goodrich and Lincoln October 1855

Lincoln and Herndon 1852

Lincoln and Lamon

But these associates, except Stuart, Logan, and Herndon, were not strictly partnerships. They were local associations with lawyers whose practice he shared.