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<date value='1833-01-04'>Friday, January 4, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln is probably in Springfield at request of T. P. Andrews, paymaster
of U.S. Army who is paying Black Hawk War soldiers. "The<uLine>company
officers</uLine> are requested to attend early on the first day . . . as information
not furnished by the Muster Rolls, is, in many cases, required, and absolutely
necessary, to insure payments to the companies." Lincoln received about $125 for his
services.<bibl default='NO'>
<title>Sangamo Journal</title> 8 December 1832; Thomas, <title corresp='Thomas2'>Lincoln's New Salem</title>, 70.</bibl>
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<date value='1833-01-10'>Thursday, January 10, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln and James Duncan witness two deeds from George Warburton to
Hezekiah King of St. Louis. Warburton sells for $300 interest in town of Petersburg
"consisting of lots with buildings," and for $500 152-acre tract near Petersburg.<bibl default='NO'>Record F, 433-34.</bibl>
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<date value='1833-01-12'>Saturday,
January 12, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem,
IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln writes for James Rutledge bill
to James Odham for board and horse feed while Odham carried mail for year
(1830-31), at $27.00 Bill is signed by James Rutledge and attested by Bowling
Green.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
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<date value='1833-01-15'>Tuesday, January 15, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln draws up and attests mortgage given by William Green, Jr. to Reuben
Radford. Green deeds west half of Lot 5, north of Main Street in New Salem to Radford to
secure payment of two notes, each for $188.50. Green purchases Radford's store for $400
and pays $23 cash and delivers notes.<bibl default='NO'>
<xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A18' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Mortgage Drawn for William
Green, Jr. to Reuben Radford</xref>, 15 January 1833, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:15-16; Record F, 471.</bibl>
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<p> Berry & Lincoln on same day purchase store from Green for $750.
They pay $265 cash, and assume payment of two notes of $188.50 each, given by Green to
Radford. Berry gives Green horse, saddle, and bridle for remainder.<bibl default='NO'>Thomas, <title corresp='Thomas2'>Lincoln's New
Salem</title>, 70.</bibl>
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<date value='1833-01-23'>Wednesday, January 23, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> [While cleaning rifle preparatory to hunting trip, J. Rowan Herndon
accidentally discharged it, ball striking his wife in neck, severing one of principal
arteries and causing death almost instantly.<bibl default='NO'>
<title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 25 January 1833.</bibl>]</p>
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<date value='1833-01-31'>Thursday, January 31, 1833.</date>
<place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln and William G. Green sign David Rutledge's bond for $150. Rutledge
contracts to convey to Alexander and Martin S. Trent before July 1, 1833 east half of
Lot 5 in first survey, New Salem.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy; <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A19' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Bond of David Rutledge</xref>,
31 January 1833, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>,
1:16-17.</bibl>
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