Lincoln's blood and his death certificate

[Anita]

(04-03-2015 04:00 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Many thanks, Anita!

I still am curious about about N. W. Matheny signing the document. The page here lists several Mathenys as the court clerk over the years, but no N.W. Matheny.

Roger, I found this. [Clerk’s certification:], State of Illinois, Sangamon County, I Noah W Matheny, Clerk of the County Commissioners Court for Sangamon County, do hereby certify that the foregoing statement contains a true abstracts [sic] of the votes given for Representatives from the County of Sangamon to the Legislature of the State of Illinois at the Election in the years therein named as appears from the Poll Books on file in my office, and their Polities [?] are correct as marked in the foregoing statement as they were understood in this County., In testimony whereof I have [4] here unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Springfield in said county this 9th day of September In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty two, N W Matheny, Clerk Co, Coms Court Sangamon Co Illinois
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collections...3848508713

AND this

"N. W. Matheny: Springfield,
Clerk of the county court Novr. 25- 1854

of Sangamon County, Illinois

Sir: I hereby decline to accept the office of Representative in the General Assembly, for the said county of Sangamon, to which office I am reported to have been elected on the 7th. of Novr. Inst. IPage 288 therefore desire that you notify the Governor of this vacancy, in order that legal steps be taken to fill the same. Your Obt. Servt.

A. LINCOLN---"
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/linc...w=fulltext