Lincoln writes John Bennett that special act incorporating Petersburg passed legislature. He does not know whether provision for relocating road from New Salem to Petersburg passed. His handbill detailing history of controversy between Anderson heirs and James Adams appears.Abraham Lincoln to John Bennett, 5 August 1837, CW, 1:93-94; Handbill: The Case of the Heirs of Joseph Anderson vs. James Adams, 5 August 1837, CW, 1:89-93.

Lincoln votes Whig ticket for A. L. Wilson against James Adams for probate judge, James M. Bradford for treasurer, T. M. Neale for Surveyor, C. R. Matheny for county clerk, and W. G. Cantrall for county commissioner. All are elected but Wilson and Cantrall.Election Returns.

Lincoln has 18 cases alone and with Logan in Circuit Court. Nine are continued and six dismissed. In McComas v. Baker, Lincoln confesses indebtedness of his friend Edward D. Baker for $158.65. Short & Short v. Blankenship & Miller is won when defendant defaults. Defendant withdraws his demurrer in Wilkinson v. Taylor, Breese & Co., assumpsit suit in which Logan & Lincoln appear for plaintiff.Record.

Lincoln writes part of W. F. Elkin's report in Wright v. Hewett and Baker. Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Lincoln votes for E. D. Baker for Congress, N. W. Edwards for Illinois Senate, S. T. Logan, Job Fletcher, William D. Herndon, and Joseph Smith for House, William Harvey for sheriff, and J. M. Neale for coroner. All are elected.Election Returns.

Lincoln files answer as guardian ad litem in Latham v. Latham et al. He wins Withrow v. Hill when court affirms lower court decision. With Herndon, he appears for appellant in Short v. Ray; they lose when court finds for defendant. Lincoln appears for appellants in Vanhoff and Lewis v. Broadwell. Judgment of lower court is affirmed for $11.17, Logan for appellee. Record.

Committee on projected railroad from Springfield to Alton reports in "Journal." Expense of grading, population to be served, products to be transported and estimated value, probable income, possibility of connections with East, and means of financing are dealt with. John Calhoun's name heads list of signers, with Lincoln's second.Report on Alton and Springfield Railroad, 5 August 1847, CW, 1:398-405.

Lincoln signs bond for John M. Cabiniss, constable. Photocopy.

House debates army appropriations bill and orders it engrossed and read third time. Lincoln is present.Globe; Journal.

["The Congressional Convention (at Pekin) . . . passed off with great concord and unanimity." Yates is nominated for Congress by acclamation. Tazewell delegates are instructed for Lincoln but on learning that he wishes his name withdrawn and that Sangamon delegation is instructed for Yates, they vote with majority. Illinois Gazette, 10 August 1850.]

Lincoln swears affidavit that David H. Rutledge, deceased, served in Black Hawk War and was honorably discharged. Affidavit Concerning David H. Rutledge, 5 August 1851, CW, 2:108.

Lincoln takes morning Springfield & Alton train, arriving in Alton about noon. He boards next train east toward Terre Haute, alighting at Paris after dark. Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Gillespie, 2 August 1856, CW, 2:357.

Lincoln writes to Dr. Benjamin Clarke Lundy, of Magnolia, Illinois, and offers advice for Republicans who wish to win control of the legislature. Lincoln suggests organizing "alphabetical lists of all the voters in each precinct, or Township," deleting the names of those who "may have died or removed, and adding such as will be entitled to vote at the next election. This will not be a heavy job, and you see how, like a map, it lays the whole field before you. You know, at once, how, and with whom to work." Lincoln adds, "[Y]ou need every vote you can get in Putman [County.] Let all be so quiet that the adve[r]sary shall not be notified." Abraham Lincoln to B. Clarke Lundy, 5 August 1857, CW, 2:412-13.

Lincoln writes Palmer, promising to speak in Carlinville August 31, 1858. He also writes Dummer at Beardstown that he does not understand Republican party to be committed to "no more slave states." All "prefer" that there be no more, but many feel under obligation to admit slave states from Texas should any present themselves. Carlinville Free Democrat, 5 August 1858; Abraham Lincoln to John M. Palmer, 5 August 1858, CW, 2:536; Abraham Lincoln to Henry E. Dummer, 5 August 1858, CW, 2:536.

Mrs. Lincoln buy yard goods. Pratt, Personal Finances, 149.

Lincoln writes $92.66 check to "Ruckel & Johns," dealers in wallpaper, paint, and glass. DLC—Original.

Mrs. Lincoln buys dozen buttons at Smith's. Pratt, Personal Finances, 158.

President confers with Sens. Lane (Kans.) and Browning (Ill.) about Delaware Indian treaty. Browning, Diary.

Answers Senate resolution regarding appointment of Lane to brigadier general. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 5 August 1861, CW, 4:473-74.

Consults with Gen. Butler on military and slavery topics. Butler, Correspondence, 1:206.

Approves congressional resolution to observe a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Stat. L., XII, 328.

Approves act levying income tax of 3 per cent on income exceeding $800 per year, and other taxes. Stat. L., XII, 292.

Receives July salary warrant for $2,083.33. Pratt, Personal Finances, 182.

[Mrs. Lincoln borrows "Oeuvres de Victor Hugo, vol. 9" from Library of Congress. Borrowers' Ledger 1861-63, 114, Archives of the Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. (Oeuvres de Victor Hugo, Paris, 1846.)]

At 10 A.M. President, Secretary of State William H. Seward, and General Samuel D. Sturgis begin inspection of forts and camps on south side of Potomac between Chain Bridge and Long Bridge. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 5 August 1862, 2d ed., 3:5.

Theodore S. Fay, former minister to Switzerland, tells Lincoln Union cause is suffering "on account of a poorly defined policy." N.Y. Tribune, 6 August 1862.

President receives July salary warrant for $2,083.33. Pratt, Personal Finances, 182.

Cong. Boutwell (Mass.) interviews President on Louisiana affairs. Abraham Lincoln to Nathaniel P. Banks, 5 August 1863, CW, 6:364-66.

Lincoln receives July salary warrant for $2,022.33. Pratt, Personal Finances, 183.

President Lincoln writes to General Nathaniel P. Banks regarding Louisiana's possible readmission into the Union. Lincoln writes, "I would be glad for her to make a new Constitution recognizing the emancipation proclamation . . . And . . . to adopt some practical system by which the two races could gradually live themselves out of their old relation to each other, and both come out better prepared for the new. Education for young blacks should be included in the plan." Lincoln adds, "If these views can . . . giv[e] . . . impetus, to action there, I shall be glad for you to use them prudently for that object." Abraham Lincoln to Nathaniel P. Banks, 5 August 1863, CW, 6:364-66.

Telegraphs Cincinnati "Gazette": "Please send me your present posting as to Kentucky election." Abraham Lincoln to the Cincinnati Gazette, 5 August 1863, CW, 6:366.

Reviews production of gunpowder by Capt. Diller and Dr. Charles M. Wetherill in letter to I. Newton and discusses Wetherill's salary. Abraham Lincoln to Isaac Newton, 5 August 1863, CW, 6:367-68.

President receives note from Sec. Stanton that Gen. Grant is at War Dept. Replies: "I will come over in a few minutes." Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, [5 August 1864], CW, 7:482.

Cabinet meets. Only four members present. Welles, Diary.

Atty. Gen. Bates calls on President to deliver letter of Col. James O. Broadhead, provost marshal general of Missouri, on Missouri affairs. Bates, Diary.

Lincoln interviews Gen. Sheridan, who has been called to Washington and ordered to join Grant at Monocacy Junction. Philip H. Sheridan, Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, 2 vols. (New York: C. L. Webster, 1888), 1:463-64.

In evening Sec. Seward reads Davis Protest [Wade-Davis Manifesto] to Lincoln, who wants to know if protestors intend openly to oppose his election. Butler, Correspondence, 5:8.

Lincoln receives July salary warrant for $1,981.67, reduced $101.66 by income tax enacted June 30, 1864. Pratt, Personal Finances, 183.