<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-02'>Monday, February 2, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln debates "act concerning the School Fund." He moves previous
            question and bill fails. He votes with majority in refusing to table "act concerning
            Religious Societies."<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-03'>Tuesday, February 3, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes with majority in refusing to table bill for distributing
            interest on school fund. He votes to reduce, from five to three, number of Illinois and
            Michigan canal commissioners. [House restores five commissioners February 9, 1835.]<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-02-04'>Wednesday, February 4, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Webb of White
  announces death of his colleague, Maj. William McHenry, and delivers eulogy.
  Rev. Newton Cloud of Morgan preaches funeral sermon in House at 3 P.M.
  <bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>House
  Journal</title>.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-05'>Thursday, February 5, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes with majority to pass "act concerning the School Fund,"
            removing fund from Bank of U.S., St. Louis, and bestowing it on treasurer.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-06'>Friday, February 6, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes yea on passage of antigaming bill. On his motion, "act to
            improve the navigation of the Sangamon River," which has passed House, has title changed
            to "act to authorize a special election in Sangamon County." Lincoln's name appears on
            five other roll calls.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-07'>Saturday, February 7, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes with majority on resolution asking Senate to return to House
            "act to incorporate colleges." He votes to incorporate Alton Hotel Co.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-09'>Monday, February 9, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> 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.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-10'>Tuesday, February 10, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes to table bills providing for education of orphan children,
            and for killing wolves. He votes for Jesse B. Thomas, Jr., Democrat, who is elected
            attorney general, and for John J. Hardin for states' attorney, first judicial district,
            who is defeated by Stephen A. Douglas.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-11'>Wednesday, February 11, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes yea on resolution to adjourn sine die next day. Resolution
            fails. He votes on two routine motions, and at 6 P.M. Senate meets with House to elect
            Alexander F. Grant over Walter B. Scates judge of third judicial circuit and Elijah C.
            Berry president of Bank of Illinois at Vandalia.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-12'>Thursday, February 12, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes yea on adding to property excluded from legal attachment one
            work horse or yoke of oxen. This provokes further discussion on exempted property. He
            votes yea with majority to pass "act for the benefit of Bank Debtors." He calls for yeas
            and nays on two votes in afternoon.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-13'>Friday, February 13, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Senate bill, "act concerning the lessees of the Gallatin Saline Reserve,"
            is read three times and passed, 19 to 18, Lincoln voting nay. He votes to increase from
            $100 to $175 fee for copying "House Journal." House closes session with prayer.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-14'>Saturday, February 14, 1835.</date>
            <place key='' teiForm='name'>En route</place> to <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Lincoln is summoned as witness in <name type='case' key='L03453'>Harrell v. David Wooldridge</name>, at order of Forquer &amp;
            Treat, attorneys for plaintiff.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-02-21'>Saturday,
  February 21, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield,
  IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Deputy Sheriff Josiah Francis, on behalf
  of Sangamon County Sheriff Garret Elkin, endorses a writ of execution: "Levied
  February 21st 1835 on one set of surveying instruments, one horse saddle and
  Bridle and the undivided half of Lots no. 16 &amp; 17 north of Main Street New
  Salem the property of Abraham Lincoln." The execution is to pay a $223.24
  judgment against Lincoln, William F. Berry and William Green in 
  <name type='case' key='L04767'>Van Bergen v. Lincoln et
  al.</name> 
            <bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-02-23'>Monday, February 23, 1835.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> The deputy county sheriff serves Lincoln with a subpoena to appear as a
            witness for Peter S. Harvell in <name type='case' key='L03453'>Harvell v.
               Woldridge</name>.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>