<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-08'>Tuesday, March 8, 1836.</date>
            <place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [George G. Miller presents petition, written by Lincoln, for public road to
            Sangamon County Commissioners. He asks that road be located from Morgan County line near
            Watkin's Mill to Miller's Ferry, then to Sangamon County line toward Pekin. Lincoln,
            William G. Jeter, and Robert Conover are appointed to locate road.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>County Commissioners' Record, Book D</title>, 189.</bibl>]</p>
         <p> [On August 17, 1835, Thomas Plasters entered N.E. &#188; of the S.E.
            &#188; of Section 36, T. 19 N.R. 10 W. Controversy arose between Plasters and Dr.
            Charles Chandler, whose land adjoined on west, as to location of the north-south line
            between them. Lincoln surveyed line some time in spring of 1836. Land is near present
            town of Chandlerville.]</p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-16'>Wednesday, March 16, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln purchases from federal government tract of 47 acres at $1.25 per
            acre, on Sangamon River 12 miles northwest of New Salem.</p>
         <bibl default='NO'>State Auditor's Record.</bibl>
         <p> [On November 1, 1839 President Van Buren issues Certificate No. 15,701 to
            N. part of N.W. &#188; of Sec. 3 in T. 19 N. of R. 7 W.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Book 31</title>, 355, original owned by Mrs. Edna Orendorff
               Macpherson, Springfield, Ill.</bibl>]</p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-18'>Friday, March 18, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln's horse strays or is stolen from stable. He describes it as "large
            bay horse, star in his forehead, plainly marked with harness; supposed to be eight years
            old; has been shod all around, but is believed to have lost some of his shoes, and trots
            and paces."<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 26 March 1836.</bibl>
         </p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-19'>Saturday, March 19, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Lincoln, Ninian W. Edwards, and Robert L. Wilson announce as candidates
            for legislature. John T. Stuart announces for Congress.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 19 March 1836.</bibl>]</p>
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         <dateline> 
            <date value='1836-03-23'>Wednesday, March 23, 1836.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is a
  witness for William G. Green in the slander case 
  <name type='case' key='L03394'>Green v. Purkapile</name> before
  the Sangamon County Circuit Court. The court grants the defendant's request for
  a change of venue to Tazewell County.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Record C</title>, 169, 170.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-24'>Thursday, March 24, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln's name is entered on record of Sangamon Circuit Court as person of
            good moral character, first of three steps in obtaining law license. He buys from Thomas
            Edwards, farmer living near New Salem, his first Springfield property, two lots on north
            side of Jefferson Street between Sixth and Seventh. Lots are Nos. 6 and 8 in Old Town
               Plat.<bibl default='NO'>Record; <title>Deed Book
               J</title>, 515; ISLA&#8212;<title>Bulletin</title>, Nos. 16 and
               17.</bibl>
         </p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-03-26'>Saturday, March 26, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln inserts in "Sangamo Journal" card on his missing horse. "Any person
            who will take up said horse, and leave information at the Journal office, or with the
            subscriber at New-salem, shall be liberally paid for their trouble. A. Lincoln."<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%3A74' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Advertisement for a Lost
               Horse</xref>, 26 March 1836, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:47.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> In <name type='case' key='L03394'>Green v. Purkapile</name>,
            the court sets the change of venue aside, and the defendant withdraws his pleas.
            Purkapile admits to slandering Green and causing damages in the amount of $2,000,
            whereupon Green releases Purkapile from paying the damages. The court orders Purkapile
            to pay all court costs.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Record C</title>, 194.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>