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Thursday, April 15, 1852.+-

Metamora, IL.

In the Woodford County Circuit Court, State's Attorney David B. Campbell enters a motion of nolle prosequi in the case of People v. Snyder et al. Campbell's motion ends the state's prosecution of Lincoln's clients Isaac Snyder, John Johnson, Aaron Burt, and Dempsey Hawkins, who were indicted for "gaming." In the chancery case of Dressler v. Dressler et al., Lincoln files an answer for the minor heirs of Abraham Dressler: Levi Dressler, Jane Dressler, and Hannah Dressler. Lincoln is the guardian ad litem for the children in the land partition case. In the case of Rogers v. Rogers et al., another chancery case involving the partition of land, Lincoln files a guardian ad litem's answer for minor heirs Susan F. Morton, John W. Morton, Tabitha Ann Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Jeremiah R. Morton, and John A. Halderman. Order, 15 April 1852, People v. Snyder et al., Common Law Record A, 230; Decree, 15 April 1852, Dressler v. Dressler et al., Chancery Record A, 109-10, both in Woodford County Circuit Court, Woodford County Courthouse, Eureka, IL; Guardian Ad Litem's Answer (copy), 15 April 1852, Dressler v. Dressler et al., copy files, IHi, Springfield, IL; Decree, 15 April 1852, Rogers v. Rogers et al., Chancery Record A, 114-16, Woodford County Circuit Court, Woodford County Courthouse, Eureka, IL; Guardian Ad Litem's Answer (copy), filed 15 April 1852, Rogers v. Rogers et al., copy files, IHi, Springfield, IL.