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Freeman, Abraham Clark : Original Portrait Photograph - Abraham Clark Freeman, c. 1890s

Original black-and-white portrait photograph (with sepia tones) of Abraham Clark Freeman. The photo looks into the corner of an office, where Freeman is seated in front of his desk with bookcases nearby. Papers cover the desk, and Freeman holds an open book. No date, circa 1890s. Matboard: 10" x 8." Photograph: 8" x 5 1/2." Photograph is very clean and intact except for some age toning, fading, and a few light stains. Matboard is intact but has significant foxing and a few dampstains along the edges. A Very Good copy. Abraham Clark Freeman (1843-1911) was a California lawyer, author, and teacher. He practiced law in Sacramento and San Francisco. Freeman was born in Warsaw, Illinois. His grandfather, Abraham Clark, served in the Revolutionary War, and his great-grandfather, also named Abraham Clark, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Freeman enjoyed academic study at a young age and became a teacher when he was just 17 or 18 years old. In 1861, he and his parents moved to Elk Grove, California where, a couple years later in 1863, he decided that he wanted to change career paths and pursue law. Freeman was admitted to the bar just one year later in 1864. As a lawyer, Freeman gained renown for his sound reasoning and concise presentation of legal concepts. He was so respected that he has been compared to Abraham Lincoln. As an author, Freeman wrote many legal books and was lauded for his work, A Treatise on the Law of Judgments (1873; also known as Freeman on Judgments), which was the first national treatise to be written or published in California. Freeman also wrote Cotenancy and Partition (1874), Executions (1876), and Void Judicial States (1877).. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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