Home of Dr. Hiram Rutherford

Home of Dr. Hiram Rutherford (HMKN9)

Location: Oakland, IL 61943 Coles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 39.252', W 88° 1.634'

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This was the home of Dr. Hiram Rutherford, who was involved in 1847 in a case in which Abraham Lincoln represented a slaveholder. Rutherford and Gideon Ashmore harbored a family of slaves who had sought their help. The slaves belonged to Robert Matson, a Kentuckian, who had brought them north to work on his farm. While the slaves were being sheltered in Ashmore's Tavern, Matson obtained a Court Order to have the slaves jailed. Rutherford and Ashmore sued out a Writ of Habeas Corpus for their release. Matson then hired Lincoln. The Circuit Court, after a hearing, freed the slaves.
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HM NumberHMKN9
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed1972
Placed ByOakland Landmarks, Inc., and Illinois State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 8:10pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 411874 N 4389882
Decimal Degrees39.65420000, -88.02723333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 39.252', W 88° 1.634'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 39' 15.12" N, 88° 1' 38.04" W
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Area Code(s)217
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 456-554 Pike St, Oakland IL 61943, US
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