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APRIL 27 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): Abraham Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1836 and practiced law there for 25 years. Most of his work involved settling debts, contracts and business disputes as well as divorces and some criminal cases. When he needed the help of a surveyor to measure property lines, he would ask Cortez Fessenden, who shared an office with him. Cortez became a close friend, and was appointed U.S. Surveyor General when Lincoln became President. Cortez spoke at one of the funerals for Lincoln. Cortez lived in Romeo in his later years. The oil painting of Cortez by William Gibbs is hanging in the Romeo Historical Society’s Archives museum at 290 North Main Street, open 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays. R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

APRIL 27 ISSUE ANSWERS (photo to right): Abraham Lincoln was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1836 and practiced law there for 25 years. Most of his work involved settling debts, contracts and business disputes as well as divorces and some criminal cases. When he needed the help of a surveyor to measure property lines, he would ask Cortez Fessenden, who shared an office with him. Cortez became a close friend, and was appointed U.S. Surveyor General when Lincoln became President. Cortez spoke at one of the funerals for Lincoln. Cortez lived in Romeo in his later years. The oil painting of Cortez by William Gibbs is hanging in the Romeo Historical Society’s Archives museum at 290 North Main Street, open 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays. R. Beringer, Romeo Historical Society staff

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