Lincoln writes and files with the Sangamon County Circuit Court a declaration in the assumpsit suit McNair v. Adams. He asks for $1,000 in damages. Treat and Campbell represent the defendant.Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

In Edward Crow & Co. v. Garrett, Lincoln writes, signs, and files with the court the bill of complaint and bond for costs.Record.

[In Harwood v. Forsythe & Buckner, the Morgan County Circuit Court Clerk files a declaration, praecipe, and bond for costs which Lincoln wrote and mailed to Jacksonville the day before.Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.]