Logan & Lincoln participate in five cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiff Jesse M. McCutchen in McCutchen v. Allen and reach an agreement with the defendant's attorneys, Edward D. Baker and Albert T. Bledsoe. The court dismisses the suit and orders the defendant to pay the court costs. Logan & Lincoln, as attorneys for defendants Thomas P. January and James Dunlap, reach a settlement in the case of Francis & Sanford v. January & Dunlap. The court dismisses the case and orders the defendants to pay the court costs. Judgment, 1 April 1842, McCutchen v. Allen, Record G, 333; Judgment, 1 April 1842, Francis & Sandford v. January & Dunlap, Record G, 335, both in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Logan & Lincoln participate in four cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In the case of Wagoner v. Porter et al., Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiff George Wagoner and ask the court's permission to take the deposition of William Porter, a defendant; the court grants their request. Logan & Lincoln represent the petitioner, Henry Dishon of Union County, in a bankruptcy case, In re Dishon, scheduled for a hearing before the U. S. District Court. Decree, 2 April 1842, Wagoner v. Porter et al., Record G, 340, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 18 March 1842, 4:7.

Lincoln writes a petition to Illinois governor Thomas Carlin, requesting clemency for Michael Hill of Sangamon County, who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Hill's neighbor, Mr. Lewis. Lincoln, along with 158 others, including all of the jurors from the case, sign the petition. In the petition, Lincoln describes Hill as "an elderly, respectable, and peaceful citizen, with a large and respected family." Petition for Pardon of Michael Hill, 2 April 1842, CW, 1:283-84; Illinois Register (Springfield), 22 October 1841, 2:1.

Logan & Lincoln participate in four cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In the slander case of Thurman v. Taylor, the court permits Logan & Lincoln, as attorneys for plaintiff Charles Thurman, to amend a previously filed declaration. The court convenes a jury to hear the evidence in the case, and Logan & Lincoln call four witnesses before the jury retires to deliberate. In the case of Trailor & Myer v. Saunders, the court orders the garnishment to proceed. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiffs Archibald Trailor and Friedrick Myer. Order, 4 April 1842, Thurman v. Taylor, Record G, 343, 345; Fee Book Entry, March Term 1842, Thurman v. Taylor, Fee Book I, 456; Order, 4 April 1842, Trailor & Myer v. Saunders, Record G, 344, all in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

[In the evening, the Whigs of the Springfield Precinct meet at the Sangamo Journal newspaper reading room and elect delegates to the county convention. Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 8 April 1842, 3:1.]

Logan & Lincoln participate in four cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. The jury in the Thurman v. Taylor case rules against Logan & Lincoln's client, Charles Thurman, and the court orders Thurman to pay all the costs of the suit. The court grants a divorce to Logan & Lincoln's client, Ann McDaniel, in the case of McDaniel v. McDaniel. In addition, the court awards custody of the couple's three daughters to Ann McDaniel. Logan & Lincoln had established that defendant Patrick McDaniel had taken his wife's "earnings, and spent it in reveling and drunkenness." Logan & Lincoln represent defendant Leroy L. Hill in Trailor v. Hill ; Lincoln writes and files an answer in the case. In the case of Henry v. Whitwell & Whitwell, Logan & Lincoln file a petition for their client, plaintiff Anson G. Henry. They represent Edmund G. Johns in the U.S. District Court in his bankruptcy case, In re Johns. Judgment, 5 April 1842, Thurman v. Taylor, Record G, 346; Judgment, 5 April 1842, McDaniel v. McDaniel, Record G, 347, both in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Bill for Divorce, 5 January 1842, McDaniel v. McDaniel, copy files, Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, IHi; Answer, 5 April 1842, Trailor v. Hill, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Petition to Sell Real Estate, filed 5 April 1842, Henry v. Whitwell & Whitwell, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 5 April 1842, In re Johns, in General Bankruptcy 2, 563, U. S. District Court of Illinois, RG 21, National Archives, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 8 April 1842, 3:3.

Logan & Lincoln participate in two cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In a garnishment hearing in the case of Trailor & Myer v. Saunders, Logan & Lincoln file an answer on behalf of their clients Archibald Trailor and Friedrick Myer. In the case of C. Goodell & Company v. John Duff & Company, the court denies the defendants' request to set aside the judgment against them. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiffs Harrison Goodell and Calvin Goodell. Logan & Lincoln represent Samuel Gunn of Richland County in the bankruptcy case of In re Gunn before Judge Nathaniel Pope in the U.S. District Court. Order, 6 April 1842, Trailor & Myer v. Saunders, Record G, 349; Order, 6 April 1842, C. Goodell & Company v. John Duff & Company, Record G, 349, both in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 18 March 1842, 3:7.

Someone, perhaps Lincoln, withdraws $6 in cash from Lincoln's account with a Springfield store/bank. Account of Abraham Lincoln (copy), 6 April 1842, Irwin & Corneau Account Book, 252, microfilm, IHi, Springfield, IL.

Logan & Lincoln participate in five cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In the case, C. Goodell & Company v. John Duff & Company, the court empanels a jury to assess the debt and damages due to the plaintiffs, Harrison Goodell and Calvin Goodell, represented by Logan & Lincoln. Lincoln provides the jury with a calculation of the outstanding debt. The jury awards the Goodells $573.92 for the debt and $0.01 in damages. In the ejectment case of Sparks v. Bird & Bird, the defendants enter their plea, and the court continues the suit until the next term. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiff Thomas W. Sparks. Judgment, 7 April 1842, C. Goodell & Company v. John Duff & Company, Record G, 354-55, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Jury Verdict, filed 7 April 1842, C. Goodell & Company v. John Duff & Company, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 7 April 1842, Sparks v. Bird & Bird, Record G, 354, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Logan & Lincoln participate in six cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In the case of Herndon v. Cutter, the jury rules in favor of their client John R. Herndon, and the court awards Herndon court costs and $475 in damages. Logan & Lincoln, along with attorneys Edward D. Baker and Albert T. Bledsoe, represent plaintiffs Clement D. March and Augustus V. Schemerhorn in the case of Schemerhorn & March v. Taylor. They ask the court to dismiss the suit, and the court grants the dismissal. In the case of Roll v. Hill, Logan & Lincoln, as attorneys for plaintiff Jacob C. Roll, argue against the defendant's motion to dissolve an injunction. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiffs John G. Bassett and Darius North in the case of North & Bassett v. State Bank of Illinois. The attorneys for the State Bank file a plea, and Logan & Lincoln withdraw the first count of their declaration. In the U. S. District Court, Logan & Lincoln represent Henry Dishon in his bankruptcy case, In re Dishon. Judgment, 8 April 1842, Herndon v. Cutter, Record G, 362; Judgment, 8 April 1842, Schemerhorn & March v. Taylor, Record G, 362; Judgment, 8 April 1842, Roll v. Hill, Record G, 363; Judge's Docket Entry, March Term 1842, North & Bassett v. State Bank of Illinois, Docket Book C; Order, 8 April 1842, North & Bassett v. State Bank of Illinois, Record G, 360, all in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Order, 8 April 1842, In re Dishon, in General Bankruptcy Record 2, 506, U. S. District Court of Illinois, RG 21, National Archives, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.

Logan & Lincoln participate in four cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiff Richard F. Barret in the replevin case of Barret v. Saunders. A panel of six jurors hears the evidence and renders a judgment in Barret's favor. The court orders the defendant to return Barret's possessions and assesses $0.01 in damages. In the case of Jackson v. Stafford, the jury decides in favor of Logan & Lincoln's client, plaintiff Caleb Jackson. Lincoln writes the court order instructing the defendant to pay $164.70 to Jackson in addition to the court costs. On Lincoln's motion, the court appoints Jesse B. Thomas as the guardian for an insane heir of Robert Crow in the case of Crow and Crow v. Crow et al. Judgment, 9 April 1842, Barret v. Saunders, Record G, 366, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Judgment, filed 9 April 1842, Jackson v. Stafford, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Decree, 9 April 1842, Crow and Crow v. Crow et al., Record G, 367, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

[Delegates representing the Whig party of Sangamon County hold a convention at the Christian Church in Springfield for the purpose of nominating candidates to run for the state legislature and for several county offices. Lincoln's law partner Stephen T. Logan is one of the four nominees for the Illinois General Assembly. Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 15 April 1842, 2:6.]

Logan & Lincoln participate in twelve cases in the Sangamon County Circuit Court. In the case of Herndon v. Elkin et al., a land sale dispute, Logan & Lincoln represent Archer G. Herndon, the father of William H. Herndon, who became Lincoln's law partner in 1844. The court orders the defendants to pay Herndon $539.55. Logan & Lincoln, as attorneys for plaintiffs John G. Bassett and Darius North in North & Bassett v. State Bank of Illinois, present evidence to the jury. Before the jury can render a verdict, Logan & Lincoln agree to a judgment against their clients for the court costs. The parties involved in the case of Darling v. Reeves et al. agree to a change of venue from Sangamon County to Cass County. Lincoln serves as an attorney for the defense and opposes his law partner Stephen T. Logan, who represented the plaintiffs prior to forming a partnership with Lincoln. Logan & Lincoln represent plaintiffs Edward Crow and William D. Crow in Crow & Crow v. Crow et al., a dower and partition case. The court decrees that the partition and dower assignments should proceed as presented by Logan & Lincoln. John Carroll Power, Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson, 1876; reprint, Springfield, IL: Phillips Brothers, 1970), 372-73; Judgment, 11 April 1842, Herndon v. Elkin et al., Record G, 380-81; Judgment, 11 April 1842, North & Bassett v. State Bank of Illinois, Record G, 370; Decree, 11 April 1842, Darling v. Reeves et al., Record G, 371; Decree, 11 April 1842, Crow & Crow v. Crow et al., Record G, 375-76, all in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Upon learning of Michael Hill's pardon by Governor Thomas Carlin, Judge Samuel H. Treat orders the release of Hill, who had been convicted of manslaughter. Earlier in the court's term, Lincoln wrote and signed a petition to Governor Carlin asking for Hill's release. Order, 11 April 1842, People v. Hill, Record G, 378, Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.Petition for Pardon of Michael Hill, 2 April 1842, CW, 1:283-84.

Logan & Lincoln participate in five cases on the last day of the Sangamon County Circuit Court. They represent plaintiffs James Campbell and Samuel H. Dabney in the case of Campbell & Dabney v. Spear. The court voids an earlier land conveyance and rules that the land is liable to be sold to satisfy Campbell and Dabney's judgments against Isaac Spear. Logan & Lincoln represent William R. Miller in Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, another case involving the conveyance of land. The court orders the defendants to convey the land to Miller, when Miller pays the defendants the $39.07 balance on a note and $34.15 from an earlier judgment. Judgment, 12 April 1842, Campbell & Dabney v. Spear, Record G, 389; Decree, 12 April 1842, Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, Record G, 384; Judgment, 12 April 1842, Miller v. Freeman & Freeman, Record G, 388, all in Sangamon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Lincoln writes to Joshua F. Speed regarding several unpaid debts that Speed gave to Logan & Lincoln to collect on his behalf. Lincoln also reports to Speed about the April 9 meeting of the Whig party of Sangamon County. He remarks, "Our ticket is very popular, and will certainly succeed with great ease." Abraham Lincoln to Joshua F. Speed, 13 April 1842, CW, 1:284-85.

[While Lincoln stays in Springfield, Logan is likely in Tremont to attend to Logan & Lincoln's cases in the Tazewell County Circuit Court, which convenes for a seven-day term. In two cases involving unpaid debts, Tharpe v. Hinman & Hinman and Tharpe v. Hinman et al., the court sustains the defendants' motion to dismiss the case for lack of security to cover court costs. Logan represents Abraham Tharpe, and Edward Jones and Benjamin F. James represent the Hinmans. Judgment, 14 April 1842, Tharpe v. Hinman & Hinman, General Record C, 498; Judgment, 14 April 1842, Tharpe v. Hinman et al., General Record C, 498; Judge's Docket Entry, April Term 1842, Tharpe v. Hinman & Hinman, Judge's Docket; Judge's Docket Entry, April Term 1842, Tharpe v. Hinman et al., Judge's Docket, all in Tazewell County Circuit Court, Tazewell County Courthouse, Pekin, IL.]

In the bankruptcy case of In re Johns, Lincoln and Elliot B. Herndon witness and sign a notice to out-of-town creditors warning them of the upcoming final hearing of Edmund G. Johns's case in the United States District Court on July 9, 1842. Affidavit of Abraham Lincoln, 9 July 1842, In re Johns, in Complete Record, General Bankruptcy Record 2, 565-66, United States District Court of Illinois, RG 21, National Archives, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.

Someone, perhaps Lincoln, purchases $6.75 worth of merchandise from a Springfield store and charges it to Abraham Lincoln's account. Account of Abraham Lincoln (copy), 15 April 1842, Irwin & Corneau Account Book, 252, microfilm, IHi, Springfield, IL.

Lincoln, signing the firm name of "Logan & Lincoln," writes to client George W. Hawley of Lee County explaining what he has done in Hawley's bankruptcy case, In re Hawley. Lincoln explains how he spent $20 Hawley had forwarded Logan & Lincoln for expenses in the case.Logan & Lincoln to G. W. Hawley, 18 April 1842, CW, 1:285.

Someone, perhaps Lincoln, withdraws $30 cash from Lincoln's account at a Springfield store/bank. Account of Abraham Lincoln (copy), 19 April 1842, Irwin & Corneau Account Book, 252, microfilm, IHi, Springfield, IL.

Lincoln writes to Frederick A. Thomas, a Lawrence County attorney, to discuss the bankruptcy case of In re Flanders. Lincoln is Jonathan L. Flanders's attorney in Springfield, where the case is scheduled to be heard in the U.S. District Court. "The whole cost," he writes, "exclusive of lawyer's fees, will be, as we think, about $20. in something at least as good as Shawnee." In a postscript he adds, "Tell J. K. Dubois he must come to the Legislature again; that I am off the track, and that the wheels of government will inevitably stop with out the aid of one of us." Abraham Lincoln to Frederick A. Thomas, 21 April 1842, CW, 1:285-86.

[The Woodford County Circuit Court is in session today and tomorrow.]

[James Goldsby, the clerk of the Menard County Commissioner's Court, files a delinquent tax list for 1841. Lincoln has not paid taxes on lot seven, block eleven, in the town of Huron. The lot is valued at $2, and the tax due is 1¢.Illinois Register (Springfield), 29 April 1842, 3:6.]

Lincoln writes a mortgage for Peter Rickard to William Butler and Philip C. Latham. Lincoln also witnesses the promissory note of Rickard to Butler and Latham for $516, due in 18 months, at 10 percent interest.Mortgage Deed, 25 April 1842, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Promissory Note, 25 April 1842, IHi, Springfield, IL.

[The four-day term of the McLean County Circuit Court begins in Bloomington.]

[Either Lincoln's partner, Stephen T. Logan, or Jesse Fell, their co-attorney in Harkness et al. v. Davis, appear for the complainants. The court orders the defendants to answer, and the case is continued.Bill of Complaint, 13 April 1842, Decree, 26 April 1842, both in Circuit Court Transcript, 22 January 1844, Davis v. Harkness et al., Illinois Supreme Court case file 1564, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL.]

As part of a settlement in the bankruptcy case of In re Torrey, Lincoln draws up an agreement between F. L. King, Turner R. King, Thomas Moffett, and William Butler for paying the debts of J. Torrey & Company.Document Drawn for Joseph Torrey and F. L. King to William Butler and Thomas Moffett, 27 April 1842, CW, 1:286-87.

[Logan may have appeared in Wood & Abbott v. Thomas et al., tried before Judge Samuel H. Treat in the McLean County Circuit Court. Lincoln pays the clerk's fee on September 20, 1843, but he is not at the trial. Order, 28 April 1842, Wood & Abbott v. Thomas et al., Court Record 2, 351, McLean County Circuit Court, McLean County Courthouse, Bloomington, IL.]