Lincoln writes and signs petition to commissioners of Sangamon County asking allowance for support of Benj. Elmore, "An insane man." Lincoln writes 19 of 26 names on petition.IHi—Original.

Illinois and Michigan canal bill passes 40 to 12. Sangamon delegation, Lincoln, Stuart, Dawson, and Carpenter, votes yea. Bill setting up new state bank with headquarters at Springfield passes House with one vote to spare, Lincoln voting yea.House Journal.

Douglas presents Sangamon petition for division of county. On Lincoln's motion bill is referred to select committee of Douglas, Dawson, Harris, Reddick, and himself. David Prickett is elected prosecuting attorney of first judicial circuit which includes Sangamon. Lincoln votes for him.House Journal.

Lincoln records in firm's fee book receipt of a note for $1,695.98 and mortgage given by Alexander Garrett to Edward Crow & Co. [In a subsequent case, Edward Crow & Co. v. Garrett, in the Sangamon County Circuit Court, on October 20, 1838, the court forecloses Garrett's mortgage and awards Edward Crow & Co. a $1,952.49 judgment. On March 15, 1839, the land is sold to pay the judgment.]Record; Stuart & Lincoln fee book.

Lincoln votes with majority to raise salaries of Supreme Court judges to $1,500 a year. He votes yea on bill to apprehend horse thieves, and yea on passage of bill to prohibit betting on elections. House Journal.

Lincoln tells House that Democratic protest against Whig antisubtreasury resolutions contains false statements.Discussion in Illinois Legislature Concerning Protest of Resolutions on Sub-Treasury, 9 February 1839, CW, 1:143.

Lincoln from select committee reports with amendments bill providing for election of public binder. Ross of Fulton from select committee reports act to divide money between counties of Cass, Menard, and Sangamon, with amendments. On Lincoln's motion, consideration is indefinitely postponed.House Journal.

Strong continues argument in Edwards et al. v. Helm.Record.

[Meeting on Oregon question continues this evening. Hardin, Baker, and Matheny express opposition to annexation of Oregon.Alton Telegraph, 18 February 1843.]

Robbins, attorney for plaintiff in Lazell v. Francis, argues motion to have case remanded to lower court. Judgment of justice of peace court had been affirmed February 6, 1844. Lincoln represents defendant. Record.

Lincoln buys 25¢ worth of merchandise.Irwin Ledger.

Lincoln writes B. F. James about recent article in "Morgan (Jacksonville) Journal" that attempted to show Lincoln unwilling to have fair expression by Whigs on claims of Hardin and himself for Congress.Abraham Lincoln to Benjamin F. James, 9 February 1846, CW, 1:365-66.

Argument is concluded in Supreme Court in Sargeant v. Kellogg and court reinstates case. In Chauncey v. Jackson, Lincoln's motion that judgment of reversal be vacated is allowed, after he files deposition that because of other business he neglected to notice that defendant was ordered December 31, 1845 to file joinder in error. Lincoln writes and files his own affidavit in Thornton v. Jackson, appeal from Cook County.Record; Photocopy.

Supreme Court adjourns.

Lincoln loses Cowls v. Cowls when Supreme Court affirms judgment of Edwards County Circuit Court. Sargeant for use of Huntington v. Kellogg & Kellogg, Lincoln for appellee, is continued. Record; 8 Ill. 435.

Lincoln replies to invitation to attend Taylor meeting at Philadelphia on 22d. "It will not be convenient for me to attend, yet . . . I am decidedly in favor of Gen. Taylor." His selection will probably be pleasing to Whigs of Illinois, he states, for at constitutional convention last summer more than 70 members signed endorsement of him as their favored candidate.Abraham Lincoln to Taylor Committee, 9 February 1848, CW, 1:449-50.

Lincoln attends House. Journal.

Lincoln writes to Emmons: "I shall be entirely satisfied for you to receive the appointment you desire; still I know . . . [the marshal] will look to the wishes of the people of your county, rather than to mine, as to who shall have the appointment. Therefore as your friend, I advise you to get the recommendation of some of your prominent whigs— . . . and I will most cheerfully present them to the Marshall when he shall be here." Abraham Lincoln to Sylvester Emmons, 9 February 1850, CW, 2:72-73.

For defendant, Lincoln writes notice to take depositions in Samuel McClurkan & Co. v. Teasdale. Photocopy.

Lincoln's coal mining charter passes Senate 21 to 1. Senate Journal.

Lincoln buys quilt, cloth, and thread ($8.07) at John Williams' store. Pratt, Personal Finances, 146.

The day after he lost a bid for a U.S. Senate seat, Lincoln writes to Congressman Elihu B. Washburne, of Galena, Illinois. At the time, the state legislature elected U.S. senators, and ultimately, it chose Lyman Trumbull. Lincoln attributes his loss to Governor Joel A. Matteson. Lincoln writes, "He has been secretly a candidate . . . I regret my defeat moderately, but I am not nervous about it. I could have headed off every combination and been elected, had it not been for Matteson's double game—and his defeat now gives me more pleasure than my own gives me pain." Abraham Lincoln to Elihu B. Washburne, 9 February 1855, CW, 2:304-6.

First issue of Springfield "Republican" appears and copy is left at Lincoln residence. Reproached with having subscribed to "another worthless little paper," Lincoln answers evasively, "I have not directed the paper to be left." Mrs. Lincoln orders carrier to make no more deliveries. Abraham Lincoln to John E. Rosette, 20 February 1857, CW, 2:389-90.

In the U. S. Circuit Court, the defendant James A. Barret asks the court for a continuance in the case of Emmitt v. Barret, a dispute involving a promissory note. Elliott B. Herndon and John A. McClernand represent Barret, and Lincoln, Lucien B. Adams, Thomas H. Lewis, and William H. Herndon represent the plaintiff James Emmitt. The attorneys' arguments on the motion "occupied the time of the court until the hour of adjournment." Judge Samuel H. Treat orders "that the further argument be continued until tomorrow morning." Order, 9 February 1858, Emmitt v. Barret, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 298; Declaration, filed 2 January 1858, Emmitt v. Barret, Record Group 21, case file 279, both in U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.

Lincoln & Herndon take continuance when S. C. Davis & Co. v. Mace is called in U.S. Circuit Court. Record.

Lincoln appeals to Judd. He says that while it would not hurt him to miss nomination, it would be harmful if he should not get Illinois delegation. Judd's enemies are bitter against him, and for revenge will "lay to the Bates egg in the South, and to the Seward egg in the North, and go far toward squeezing me out in the middle with nothing. Can you not help me a little in this matter?" Lincoln also writes to his old friend, Josiah M. Lucas, explaining that he did not support Lucas for House postmaster because there was no time for action. Abraham Lincoln to Norman B. Judd, 9 February 1860, CW, 3:517; Abraham Lincoln to Josiah M. Lucas, 9 February 1860, CW, 3:517-18.

Lincoln writes to Chicago Democrat newspaper editor John Wentworth in an attempt to mediate a dispute between Wentworth and another prominent Chicago Republican, Norman B. Judd. Judd is the chair of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, and he is suing Wentworth for libel. Lincoln suggests that Wentworth "write, sign and place on the files of the court" a statement in which he denies deliberately impugning Judd's reputation. Lincoln adds that both men should "in good faith, let one another alone." Abraham Lincoln to John Wentworth, 9 February 1860, CW, 11:18-19.

Lincoln and O. H. Browning discuss at Chenery House state of Union. Browning, Diary.

Lincoln receives gift of suit of clothes manufactured by Titsworth & Brothers of Chicago, to be worn on March 4, 1861. Also receives whistle made from pig's tail. Villard, Eve of '61, 68-69.

Carl Schurz, German refugee and political power, visits Lincoln briefly. Carl Schurz, Intimate Letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869, trans and ed. by Joseph Schafer (Madison, WI: n.p., 1928), 244.

Notes representing loans to residents of Sangamon County, Ill., payable to Lincoln, are left, probably on this day, with Robert Irwin, Springfield banker, for safekeeping. Receipt for Notes Left with Robert Irwin for Collection, [9? February 1861], CW, 4:188-89.

Lincoln deposits $75 in Springfield Marine Bank and withdraws $68.04. Pratt, Personal Finances, 164, 175.

Sells to Samuel H. Melvin, Springfield druggist, household furnishings worth $82.25. Receipt to Samuel H. Melvin, 9 February 1861, CW, 4:189.

Prayer for President omitted from church service results in arrest of Alexandria, Va., clergyman. N.Y. Tribune, 10 February 1862.

During Sunday afternoon in War Dept. Sec. Stanton accuses Thomas T. Eckert, superintendent of military telegraphs, of neglecting his duties. Lincoln is present and defends Eckert. David H. Bates, Lincoln Stories Told by him in the Military Office in the War Department during the Civil War (New York: Rudge, 1926), 52-53.

President spends typical administrative day: 1. directing sec. of war in military transfer, in project for raising Illinois regiments, and in selecting paymaster; 2. directing commissioner of general land office to hold hearing on 2 per cent fund associated with sale of public lands; 3. directing surgeon general to complete physical examination of Pvt. Henry Williams. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 9 February 1863, CW, 6:97; Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 9 February 1863, CW, 6:97; Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 9 February 1863, CW, 6:98; Abraham Lincoln to James M. Edmunds, 9 February 1863, CW, 6:96-97; Abraham Lincoln to William A. Hammond, 9 February 1863, CW, 6:97.

Lincoln confers with F. B. Carpenter in White House study. Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt calls and remains most of morning. In afternoon several cabinet members visit Lincoln. At 3 P.M. President and Carpenter walk to M. B. Brady's studio. Several photographs made, including one later used on $5 bill. Carpenter, Six Months, 32; Frederick H. Meserve and Carl Sandburg, The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1944), 9 February 1864.

Evening White House levee is largest and "surpassed all previous ones of the season." Robert Lincoln attends. President in good health and spirits. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 February 1864, 2d ed, 2:1; Washington National Republican, 10 February 1864.

President receives delegation from New York Young Men's Republican Union. Hoyt to Lincoln, 1 March 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

J. W. Forney calls on Lincoln to announce that Sen. Daniel Clark (N.H.) is president pro tempore of Senate. Forney to Lincoln, 9 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

O. H. Browning confers with President at night and receives letter, for delivery to Gen. Grant, relative to trading operations of J. W. Singleton. Browning, Diary.