| Monday, February 28, 1842.Springfield, IL. | Lincoln draws indenture between Francis Webster and William Butler
transferring land in Springfield.Photocopy. Lincoln withdraws $50 of the $60.41 deposited January 24, 1842 and lends it
to Noah Rickard with Noah Matheny as surety.Privately
Owned. [Federal Court opens in Springfield. Newspaper terms it "Bankruptcy
Court."Sangamo Journal, 25 February 1842.] |