Lincoln writes Samuel D. Marshall: "I have looked into the Dorman & Lane case, till I believe I understand the facts of it; and I also believe we can reverse it." (Supreme Court later reverses lower court.) He closes with: "Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me, is matter of profound wonder."Abraham Lincoln to Samuel D. Marshall, 11 November 1842, CW, 1:304-5.

He fills out numerous legal papers in Condell, Jones & Co. v. State Bank of Illinois.Record; Photocopy.