Wilson, Douglas L., ed; Davis, Rodney O., ed. 'Register of Informants' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: history]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
Persistent link to this document: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/file.php?file=herndon737.html

Scott practiced law in Bloomington and held local political offices in McLean County. He replaced David Davis on the bench of the Eighth Circuit in 1862 and in 1870 was elevated to the Illinois Supreme Court. (NCAB; BEI)