In Brown et al. v. Sanford & Booth, decided September 27, 1852, court orders that plaintiffs recover debts of $26 and $135 owed to defendant Booth. Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Record.

[Lincoln subscribes to projected Illinois State University one scholarship ($300). He later pays $18 interest per year rather than pay pledge. IHi—Journal, XXXI, 58-59.]