By order of Gen. Atkinson, 1,500 volunteers under Gen. Whiteside march up left bank of Rock River, following trail taken by Black Hawk. Day's march is 26 miles. Gen. Atkinson and regulars follow in keel and mackinaw boats. Col. Zachary Taylor is in immediate command of regulars and unmounted Illinois infantry.Stevens, Black Hawk War, 126; Whiteside to Atkinson, 12 May 1832, Black Hawk War Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL; Elliott, Services of Illinois Soldiers, xvii.

Lincoln draws up plat with field notes of his survey of school section four miles southeast of New Salem. IHi—Original.

[Land was Section 16 in Township 17N, Range 6W of the 3rd Principal Meridian, divided almost equally by the Sangamon River.]

[During week Lincoln debates issues of congressional campaign with Douglas. Stuart is ill and Lincoln substitutes for him.Bloomington Pantagraph, 12 March 1898.]

Lincoln writes a receipt for the $15 fee that Nicholas Moore paid to Stuart & Lincoln for representing him in the Sangamon County Circuit Court case of Moore v. Chrisman. Moore sought to collect on a promissory note that defendant St. Clair Chrisman owed to the estate of Nicholas Sintz. Lincoln signs the receipt "Stuart & Lincoln." Receipt, 10 May 1839, Moore v. Chrisman, IHi, Springfield, IL.

[Champaign Circuit Court convenes for three-day term at Urbana.]

Lincoln participates in one case in the Edgar County Circuit Court. He represents defendant John Hunter in Nolan v. Hunter, a trespass suit. Lincoln writes and files a demurrer to the plaintiff's declaration, and the court takes the demurrer under advisement. Demurrer, 10 May 1842, Nolan v. Hunter, Lincoln Collection, University of Chicago Library, Department of Special Collections, Chicago, IL.

Lincoln and Gridley are appointed to defend William Weaver, drunkard who shot David Hiltibran with rifle for no apparent reason. Shot entered Hiltibran's right side and he died. Weaver is found guilty and sentenced to be hanged but escapes.John R. Stewart, ed., A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois, 2 vols. (Chicago: Lewis, 1918), 179; Record.

[Vermilion County Circuit Court begins its session at Danville.]

Lincoln writes to Thomas Ewing explaining that his letter of April 13, 1849, in which he requested that King's and Davis's recommendations be transposed, was written at request of friend who then attacked King's character in order to get appointment for himself. Lincoln defends King and asks that his recommendations stand as originally made. Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, 10 May 1849, CW, 2:46-47.

In the Vermilion County Circuit Court, Lincoln and Usher F. Linder represent defendant Joshua Hollingsworth in the appeal case of Canterbury v. Hollingsworth. The parties reach an agreement, and the court orders Hollingsworth to pay the court costs. In the case of Ligget v. Frazier, Judge David Davis orders Lincoln and John H. Murphy, as attorneys for defendant Samuel Frazier, to enter a plea for their client by the next day. Lincoln and Oliver L. Davis represent plaintiff William N. Brown, a minor, in the case of Brown v. Makemson et al. Brown accuses several men including Andrew Makemson of assault and battery. Judge Davis orders Makemson and the other defendants to file pleas to answer Brown's allegations. The court orders defendant Jabel B. Trent, Lincoln's client in two cases— Murphy v. Trent and Jones & Culbertson v. Trent— to file pleas by Wednesday morning, May 12. Order, 10 May 1852, Canterbury v. Hollingsworth, Circuit Court Record D, 394; Order, 10 May 1852, Ligget v. Frazier, Circuit Court Record D, 394; Order, 10 May 1852, Brown v. Makemson et al., Circuit Court Record D, 396; Order, 10 May 1852, Murphy v. Trent, Circuit Court Record D, 395; Order, 10 May 1852, Jones & Culbertson v. Trent, Circuit Court Record D, 396, all in Vermilion County Circuit Court, Vermilion County Courthouse, Danville, IL.

[A Chicago newspaper endorses a Bloomington newspaper's editorial that urges the Whig party to consider Lincoln, John T. Stuart, or Orville H. Browning as the party's candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial election. Chicago Daily Journal (IL), 10 May 1852, 2:1; The Bloomington Intelligencer (IL), 28 April 1852, 2:4.]

Lincoln is prosecutor in People v. Delny. Defendant Thomas Delny is accused of raping seven-year-old girl. Jury brings in verdict of guilty and court sentences accused to penitentiary for 18 years. Order, 10 May 1853, General Record F, 547-48, Tazewell County Circuit Court, Tazewell County Courthouse, Pekin, IL.

"A mob came very near getting possession of the base wretch and hanging him." Illinois State Register, 14 May 1853, 3:1.

In Crabb & Walls v. Wallace, jury finds defendant, Lincoln's client, not guilty of detaining plaintiff's cattle. Record.

In Hamilton v. Haines et al., Lincoln, representing complainant, writes order of court setting aside decree previously rendered and allowing complainant to file amendment to his bill. Order is filed on same day (see October 12, 1854). In Dunham v. Bale & Bale, trover, he writes affidavit which Robert A. Dunham signs. Files.

He writes Simeon R. Crosby's affidavit in Shay for use of Crosby v. Somers & Somers. Photocopy.

Norman H. Purple, representing defendant in Ricketts v. Goings, tried Tuesday, enters motion to arrest judgment and set aside verdict. After argument, case is continued. In divorce case—Matthews v. Matthews—Lincoln writes and files cross bill for defendant, Josiah Matthews. Record.

Lincoln files his bill in Harris Lime Rock Co. v. Harris et al.Photocopy.

Lincoln's name heads list of signers of call for county convention to be held in Springfield May 24, 1856 for electing delegates to state Anti-Nebraska convention at Bloomington May 29, 1856. Journal, 10 May 1856; Call for Republican Convention, 10 May 1856, CW, 2:340.

When conservatives protest, Herndon, who has signed Lincoln's name without permission, writes his partner, and receives telegram sanctioning his act. Herndon & Weik, 311.

[Mrs. Lincoln buys $5.88 worth of wallpaper at John Williams' store. Pratt, Personal Finances, 148.]

Lincoln begins answering his mail. "Mark me down on your side," he notes on letter from Dr. Julius Lehmann of Bloomington, who has written about case against Herman Schroeder. He returns Lehmann's letter, and on January 8, 1859 wins $5,000 judgment for him. Jonathan K. Cooper of Peoria, who wrote asking Lincoln's help in getting George Phelps appointed prosecuting attorney, is told that two others are ahead of Phelps, whom he does not know. Photocopy.

He writes to Washburne: "I have just reached home from the circuit, and found your letter of the 2nd. and for which I thank you. . . . I must repeat that I think the thing did not originate in malice to you, or to any one; and that the best way all round is to now forget it entirely." To J. M. Lucas of Washington he writes of "curious state" of politics. Democrats are disposed to stick to Douglas, but are horrified at prospect of following him out of party. Abraham Lincoln to Elihu B. Washburne, 10 May 1858, CW, 2:445-46; Abraham Lincoln to Josiah M. Lucas, 10 May 1858, CW, 2:445.

Convention instructs Illinois delegation for Lincoln for President. Chicago Tribune, 11 May 1860.

President directs commander of U.S. forces on Florida coast to suspend writ of habeas corpus, "if he shall find it necessary." Proclamation Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus in Florida, 10 May 1861, CW, 4:364-65.

Discusses with Gen. Scott and Sec. Cameron expected outbreak of fighting at Frederick, Md., as reported by messenger from Gov. Hicks (Md.). Talks New York patronage until weary and adjourns conference until 9 A.M. tomorrow. N.Y. Tribune, 11 May 1861.

Poses for photographs in M. B. Brady's studio. LL, No. 211.

President Lincoln writes to Rhode Island Governor William Sprague and explains why he will not appoint Sprague's choice to a postmaster position. Lincoln writes, "[A] different man . . . is recommended by both the Senators, and both the old Representatives of the State, and also by one of the new Representatives. In these cases the Executive is obliged to be greatly dependent upon members of Congress; and while, under peculiar circumstances, a single member or two, may be occasionally over-ruled, I believe as strong a combination as the present never has been. I therefore beg you to be assured that if I follow the rule in this case, as it appears to me I must, it will be with pain and not with pleasure, that you are not obliged." Abraham Lincoln to William Sprague, 10 May 1861, CW, 4:365.

[Mrs. Lincoln and suite arrive in Philadelphia. Baltimore Sun, 13 May 1861.]

President and Secretaries Chase and Stanton accompany General Wool to landing place near Willoughby Point where troops begin march to Norfolk. Lincoln and Stanton return to Fortress Monroe, Va. Chase goes to Norfolk with Wool. Chester D. Bradley, "President Lincoln's Campaign against the Merrimac," Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 51 (Spring 1958):83.

President remains in Fortress Monroe all day. William E. Baringer, "On Enemy Soil: President Lincoln's Norfolk Campaign," Abraham Lincoln Quarterly 7 (March 1952):18-24.

Discovers that troops commanded by Colonel Joseph B. Carr and General Mansfield are not taking part in attack on Norfolk. Infuriated he bounces his tall hat off the floor and dictates orders involving these troops. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Being for the Most Part Contributions by Union and Confederate Officers, 4 vols. (1884-1887; reprint, with a new introduction by Roy F. Nichols, New York: T. Yoseloff, 1956), 2:152.

Retires to bed between 9 and 10 P.M. in Quarters No. 1. LeGrand B. Cannon, Personal Reminiscences of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 (New York: Burr Print. House, 1895), 159-62.

At 11 P.M. Wool arrives and announces to President surrender and possession of Norfolk. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 13 May 1862, 2d ed., 2:3.

President writes Flag Officer Goldsborough: "You are quite right in supposing the movement made by you and therein reported was made in accordance with my wishes verbally expressed to you in advance." Abraham Lincoln to Louis M. Goldsborough, 10 May 1862, CW, 5:209.

President announces provost marshals for Maryland appointed under act of March 3, 1863. Washington Chronicle, 20 May 1863.

Cabinet meets. President reads dispatches from Gens. Grant, Butler, Sherman, and others. Welles, Diary.

L. Montgomery Bond, on behalf of Sanitary Commission of Philadelphia, requests letter of President to be sold at Great Central Fair in June. Bond to Lincoln, 10 May 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Lincoln asks Gen. Wallace at Baltimore what trouble is with Dr. Francis L. Hawks, rector of Christ Church, ordered to take oath of allegiance or leave city within 24 hours. Order supported by Bishop William R. Whittingham. Abraham Lincoln to Lewis Wallace, 10 May 1864, CW, 7:335-36.