| Friday, April 15, 1842.Springfield, IL. | In the bankruptcy case of In re Johns,
Lincoln and Elliot B. Herndon witness and sign a notice to out-of-town creditors warning them of
the upcoming final hearing of Edmund G. Johns's case in the United States District Court on July
9, 1842. Affidavit of Abraham Lincoln, 9 July 1842, In
re Johns, in Complete Record, General Bankruptcy Record 2, 565-66, United States
District Court of Illinois, RG 21, National Archives, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL. Someone, perhaps Lincoln, purchases $6.75 worth of merchandise from a Springfield
store and charges it to Abraham Lincoln's account. Account of
Abraham Lincoln (copy), 15 April 1842, Irwin & Corneau Account Book, 252, microfilm,
IHi, Springfield, IL. |