[Thomas Lincoln and Sarah Bush Johnston are married in Elizabethtown. Rev. George L. Rogers, minister of Methodist Church, performs ceremony.ISLA—Photocopy, Lincoln Family Bible.]

Acting-Gov. W. L. D. Ewing sends farewell address to Senate and House. He advocates change in criminalcode, invites attention to state debt of $214,000, advocates new state bank, circuit court system, and other improvements. Lincoln votes yea on resolution to adjourn February 2, 1834. House Journal.

In James F. Reed & Peter Rickard v. Catherine Early et al. Lincoln writes and signs petition to sell real estate, writes answer of James C. Conkling, guardian, and writes court order to sell real estate. He receipts on back of execution order in Jacob Forsyth & Co. v. May & Truett that Springfield lots have been "levied."Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Photocopy.

At meeting of town board, Lincoln, J. Whitney, and P. C. Canedy are appointed to investigate names on petitions for and against liquor licenses.Clerk's Minutes.

[U.S. Circuit Court meets in Christian Church. Nathaniel Pope, presiding judge, is described as an "able jurist and distinguished lawyer."Quincy Whig, 14 December 1839.]

Lincoln offers resolution: "That the committee on education . . . inquire into the expediency of providing by law for examination as to qualifications of persons, offering themselves as school-teachers, that no teacher shall receive any part of the public school fund who shall not have successfully passed an examination." This resolution is embodied in sec. 81 of common school code adopted at this session.House Journal.

Campbell & Dabney v. Spear is continued and Spear et al. v. Newton & Newton is stricken from docket. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiffs in first case, and Stuart, Logan, and Lincoln plaintiff in latter.Record.

Commissioners report in Crow & Crow v. Crow et al. is approved and costs are paid by all parties in proportion to property awarded. Lincoln writes petition for dower and partition, and court order. In Jackson v. Applegate, defendant files amended answer and complainant is ruled to file his replication in 30 days. Logan & Lincoln appear for plaintiff in both cases.Record.

U.S. Circuit Court convenes, David J. Baker, attorney for defendant in Napier v. Wooldridge, files plea, saying there is no judgment for $681.44 against Wooldridge in St. Louis court. Wooldridge says he paid judgment before this suit began, and that plaintiff owes him $800 for goods and $900 for two Negroes.Record.

Lincoln's account is debited $1.20 for 15 pounds of 8 penny nails which "Robinson," workman, collected, $5.25 for 21 pounds of feathers, and $6.70 for groceries.Irwin Ledger and Journal.

On motion of Lincoln & Herndon, attorneys for plaintiff, Rockwell et al. v. Bradford is continued in U.S. Circuit Court.Record.

Railroad convention hears report of committee appointed to call on Gov. Ford to ascertain status of Northern Cross Railroad. After discussion they adjourn until Thursday.Alton Telegraph, 20 December 1845.

Menard Circuit Court opens for special three-day term. Lincoln appears for four supervisors of Menard County indicted for failure to do their duty; jury finds William Young and William McNeely not guilty and prosecution drops case against Bennett Abell and Bluford Atterbury. James v. Engle is by agreement dismissed at defendant's cost. Lincoln & Herndon appear for plaintiff. Lincoln writes bond for costs in Elmore v. Moon.Record.

The Lincolns arrive late at night and take lodgings at Brown's Hotel. Allen C. Clark, Abraham Lincoln in the National Capital (Washington, D.C.: W. F. Roberts Co., 1925), 3.

(Later they take rooms at Mrs. Sprigg's boarding house on site of Library of Congress. Samuel C. Busey, Personal Reminiscences and Recollections of Forty-six Years Membership in the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, and Residence in This City, with Biographical Sketches of Many of the Deceased Members (Washington, D.C.: n. p.), 25.)

Depositions of complainant in Glynn v. Murray et al., to which Lincoln & Herndon filed exceptions August 28, 1850, are sustained. Record.

U.S. Circuit and District Courts convene. Register, 3 December 1850.

John Hutchinson and Mary L. Hutchinson convey to Lincoln lot 490 in Hutchinson's Cemetery. Price of lot is $15. Book HH, 189-90.

This is probably lot in which Edward Lincoln was buried.

Lincoln & Herndon are attorneys for plaintiff in Williams v. Springfield Marine & Fire Insurance Co., assumpsit suit. Jury is unable to agree and is discharged. They win chancery case, Gaines v. Black et al., by default. Motions and pleas are filed in two other cases. Record.

Lincoln writes to James F. Joy, Illinois Central attorney, regarding possible action in law case. "I think I can get the hearing of the case postponed to the beginning of February. Can you not be here by that time? Please write me." Abraham Lincoln to James F. Joy, 2 December 1853, CW, 2:207.

Lincoln's court work consists of entering motion in one case and filing bill of exceptions in another. Record.

Lincoln & Herndon have two cases in Circuit Court. James L. Lamb & Co. v. Hill, in which they represent defendant, is referred to arbitrators, who find for plaintiff in sum of $823.10. In other case Lincoln & Herndon, plaintiff's attorneys, are given leave to file amended bill. Record.

In response to proposal that he take young man into his office as student, Lincoln writes James T. Thornton: "I am absent altogether too much to be a suitable instructor for a law-student. When a man has reached the age that Mr. Widner has, and has already been doing for himself, my judgment is, that he reads the books for himself without an instructer. That is precisely the way I came to the law." Abraham Lincoln to James T. Thornton, 2 December 1858, CW, 3:344.

At Troy Lincoln addresses handful of people at courthouse. Committee takes him to Doniphan, where he speaks again. Escorted to Atchison, he registers at Massasoit House, and makes evening speech at Methodist Church. Kansas Hist. Coll., VII, 537-41.

[At Smith's store Mrs. Lincoln buys hats, shoes, comforters, and peck of apples. Pratt, Personal Finances, 161.]

Cabinet meets. "President's conservative policy is sustained by his Cabinet with entire unanimity." New York Times, 3 December 1861.

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court call on President. National Republican (Washington, DC), 5 December 1861, 2:4; New York Times, 3 December 1861.

At 2 P.M. Joint Committee announces to President that Congress is ready to receive communications. Lincoln informs them that Annual Message will be communicated to Congress tomorrow morning. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 2 December 1861, 3:6; Senate Journal, 6.

President empowers Gen. Halleck, commanding at St. Louis, "to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus within the limits of the military division." Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, 2 December 1861, CW, 5:35.

In afternoon Lincoln repeats to Sen. Browning (Ill.) at White House, "McClellan is too slow." Browning, Diary.

Informs Sec. Stanton of order that officers of military forces organized by Gov. Gamble (Mo.) may be removed and resignations accepted by Gov. Gamble, whose action will be confirmed by War Dept. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 2 December 1862, CW, 5:538.

Lincoln declines invitation to attend meeting at Cooper Institute to promote raising of volunteers. Abraham Lincoln to George Opdyke and Others, 2 December 1863, CW, 7:32; Washington Chronicle, 6 December 1863.

Baltimore American places at head of its columns name of Lincoln as candidate for President in 1864. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 2 December 1863, 2d ed., 2:2.

[Crowning section of the Statue of Freedom placed atop the U.S. Capitol dome. Daily National Republican (Washington, DC), 30 November 1863, 2d ed., 2:4.]

President confers with Cong. Colfax (Ind.), who urges appointment of S. P. Chase as Chief Justice of Supreme Court. H. W. Smith, 202-3.

Again sees Tennessee ladies seeking release of husbands from Johnson's Island prison. Story Written for Noah Brooks, [6 December 1864], CW, 8:154-55.