Random Article Quiz #132
David Bailey (militia officer)
#1 In which battle did David Bailey play a major role during the Black Hawk War (per the text)?
Battle of Stillman’s Run (May 14, 1832)
Battle of New Orleans (1815)
Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
#2 In the 1841 Illinois Supreme Court case Bailey vs. Cromwell, who did Abraham Lincoln represent?
David Bailey (as the defendant)
Dr. William Cromwell’s estate
Nance Legins-Costley
#3 What was the main legal argument Lincoln used to support Bailey in the case described?
Involuntary servitude is illegal in Illinois, and Cromwell’s case didn’t prove Nance agreed to indenture voluntarily
Illinois law permits involuntary servitude if the debt is $400
The court had no jurisdiction over emancipation disputes in Illinois