In the Piatt County Circuit Court, Lincoln's and Joel Seth Post's client, Jonathan C. Johnson, dismisses his appeal in the case of Johnson v. Marquis and Marquis. Lincoln and Charles Emerson represent plaintiff Eliza K. Thorpe, who seeks a divorce from Moses Thorpe in the case of Thorpe v. Thorpe. Moses Thorpe's attorneys demur to Lincoln's and Emerson's bill for divorce, and after hearing arguments on the merits of the demurrer and the bill, Judge David Davis overrules the demurrer. Lincoln files an affidavit for a continuance in the assumpsit case of Loyd v. Thorpe, in which he and David Longnecker represent defendant Moses Thorpe. The court grants the continuance. Order, 3 May 1852, Johnson v. Marquis and Marquis, Court Record B, 228; Decree, 3 May 1852, Thorpe v. Thorpe, Court Record B, 228, both in Piatt County Circuit Court, Piatt County Courthouse, Monticello, IL; Affidavit for Continuance, filed 3 May 1852, Loyd v. Thorpe, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 3 May 1852, Loyd v. Thorpe, Court Record B, 227, Piatt County Circuit Court, Piatt County Courthouse, Monticello, IL.