Abraham Lincoln worked as a trial lawyer in Illinois, defending railroads that spanned the Mississippi River, as Chicago developed into a major railroad city.
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Abraham Lincoln worked as a trial lawyer in Illinois, defending railroads that spanned the Mississippi River, as Chicago developed into a major railroad city.
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The entities involved
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Illinois
state of the United States of America
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Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
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Mississippi River
primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States