Lincoln writes to William Fithian explaining status of his suit against Mobley et al., which came before Circuit Court August 29, 1849. "The court allowed Mobley till the first of March to pay the money, before advertising for sale. Stuart was empowered by Mobley to appear for him, and I had to take such decree as he would consent to or none at all." Abraham Lincoln to William Fithian, 14 September 1849, CW, 2:63.