1864 Indianapolis Indiana Benjamin Harrison Partner Wm. Fishback Law document--

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ONE-OF-A-KIND @ 7 3/4" wide by 9 3/4" long handwritten 2-paged document from the former law partner of Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison, William Fishback for a case in the Circuit Court of Marion County / Indianapolis, Indiana in November of 1864 during the Civil War. The official document is signed by William Wallace, the seventh mayor of the city of Indianapolis and is entirely filled out by William Fishback for his law firm- The official document is entirely handwritten and represents a deposition for a court complaint about an unpaid debt from August 11, 1863 (see bios below) and has been signed in ink by "Fishback atty" which appears a couple times & by Indy's 7th Mayor William Wallace as Marion County Clerk on back-These were some of the biggest names in early, pioneer Indianapolis history. Document has filing info, a Civil War date with info from Marion County Indiana's state clerk's office on back. About as early and important an Indianapolis item you're likely to find here on eBay. Great vintage historic item. How many of these survived? 1864 Indianapolis Indiana Benjamin Harrison Partner Wm. Fishback Law document-- 1864 Indianapolis Indiana Benjamin Harrison Partner Wm. Fishback Law document-- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a RARE & ONE-OF-A-KIND @ 7 3/4" wide by 9 3/4" long handwritten 2-paged document from the former law partner of Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison, William Fishback for a case in the Circuit Court of Marion County / Indianapolis, Indiana in November of 1864 during the Civil War. The official document is signed by William Wallace, the seventh mayor of the city of Indianapolis and is entirely filled out by William Fishback for his law firm- The official document is entirely handwritten and represents a deposition for a court complaint about an unpaid debt from August 11, 1863 (see bios below) and has been signed in ink by "Fishback atty" which appears a couple times & by Indy's 7th Mayor William Wallace as Marion County Clerk on back-These were some of the biggest names in early, pioneer Indianapolis history. Document has filing info, a Civil War date with info from Marion County Indiana's state clerk's office on back. About as early and important an Indianapolis item you're likely to find here on eBay. Great vintage historic item. How many of these survived? Here is some info on both men: William J. Wallace was the seventh mayor of the city of Indianapolis Indiana and the first Republican to hold that office. Wallace won a special election in 1856 following the death of Mayor Henry F West and the short interim of Charles G Coulon. Wallace resigned in May 1858. He was Sheriff of Marion County from November 12, 1858 to June 27, 1859. William Pinkney Fishback (1831-1901) was born in Batavia, Ohio, about twenty miles east of Cincinnati. He first attended Miami University in Oxford, but when its president moved to Farmers' College, Fishback followed him there and graduated in 1853. After being admitted to the bar in Ohio, he moved to Indianapolis in 1857. In 1858 and 1860 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Marion and six surrounding counties. Fishback first practiced law in partnership with A. Hamilton Conner. In 1860 he formed a partnership with Benjamin Harrison; they were shortly joined by Albert G. Porter (later Governor). From 1870 to 1874 Fishback had a brief career in journalism, as editor first of the Indianapolis Journal and then of the St. Louis Democrat.Returning to Indianapolis and the law in 1874, Fishback resumed his partnership with Porter. He was elected Clerk of the United States Courts and Master in Chancery in 1877. He resigned the Clerkship after two years, but remained Master in Chancery until his death. He made a considerable reputation by working for honest elections in the 1880s and 1890s. This is an ORIGINAL item...Not a reproduction item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 7.95 postage is required. Payment We accept Paypal payments. Shipping We will try and combine shipping on multiple purchases wherever possible. Please e-mail us with auction item numbers before sending payment. However, if the items are heavy or require special packing / tracking, the postal rates might not be significantly reduced. We no longer ship overseas first class mail. 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