<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='New' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1839-05-03'>Friday,
  May 3, 1839.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p>Lincoln writes two documents concerning the Sangamon County
  Circuit Court case of <name type='case' key='L04891'>Wood et al. v.
  Ross</name>. Defendant Emory C. Ross had failed to pay promissory notes to
  plaintiffs John Yarrow, Horatio C. Wood, Richard Wood, Josiah Bacon, and James
  Abbott. Lincoln, as an attorney for the plaintiffs, writes a bill to foreclose
  on the mortgage that Ross used as collateral to secure the loans. Lincoln signs
  the bill "Stuart &amp; Lincoln." Lincoln also writes and signs his own
  affidavit and submits it to the court. Lincoln states in the document that to
  the best of his "knowledge and belief," Ross no longer resides in Illinois. 
  <bibl default='NO'>Bill to Foreclose Mortgage, 3 May 1839, <ital>Wood et al. v. Ross</ital>,
  Private Collection; Affidavit, 3 May 1839, <ital>Wood et al. v. Ross</ital>,
  Chapin Library, Williams College, Williamstown, MA.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-04'>Saturday, May 4, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes for Jonas Whitney, who is defeated 195 to 133 in special
            election for justice of peace to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Marvellous
            Eastham. William Lavely is elected; Thomas P. Peters receives 90 votes.<bibl default='NO'>Election Returns.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-06'>Monday, May 6, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Judge Stephen T. Logan, commissioned February 25, 1839, resigned May 1,
            1839 and no successor has been appointed by Gov. Carlin in time to hold Tazewell Circuit
            Court today.<bibl default='NO'>The Illinoian, 22 June 1839;
               IA&#8212;Executive Register.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-08'>Wednesday, May 8, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and files petition to sell real estate in <name type='case' key='L04840'>Whaley v. McElyea et al.</name> in Sangamon Circuit
               Court.<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress,
               Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='New' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1839-05-10'>Friday,
  May 10, 1839.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p>Lincoln writes a receipt for the $15 fee that Nicholas Moore
  paid to Stuart &amp; Lincoln for representing him in the Sangamon County
  Circuit Court case of <name type='case' key='L04072'>Moore v. Chrisman</name>.
  Moore sought to collect on a promissory note that defendant St. Clair Chrisman
  owed to the estate of Nicholas Sintz. Lincoln signs the receipt "Stuart &amp;
  Lincoln." <bibl default='NO'>Receipt, 10 May 1839, <ital>Moore v. Chrisman</ital>, IHi,
  Springfield, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-11'>Saturday, May 11, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes A. P. Field, secretary of state, that law passed by
            legislature for benefit of clerks of circuit courts of Sangamon, Hamilton, and Fayette
            counties does not appear in printed laws. It passed both houses, says Lincoln, but may
            not have been "duly acted on by the Council of Revision."<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%3A175' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Alexander
                  P. Field</xref>, 11 May 1839, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:149-50.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-13'>Monday, May 13, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [No spring term of McLean Circuit Court is held.]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-16'>Thursday, May 16, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and files declaration, bill, complaint, and praecipe in
               <name type='case' key='L03748'>John &amp; Augustus Kerr &amp;
               Co. v. Prickett</name> in Sangamon Circuit Court. Kerr &amp; Co. are seeking to
            collect on note for $2,661.77 given them by Prickett at St. Louis May 1, 1838.<bibl default='NO'>IHi&#8212;Original.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-20'>Monday, May 20, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes bond for costs, which John Irwin signs, in <name type='case' key='L03263'>Jacob Forsyth &amp; Co. v. May &amp;
               Truett</name> (filed May 22, 1839).<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik
               Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-21'>Tuesday, May 21, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Frances Todd, sister of <person key='LI30825' teiForm='name'>Mary
            Todd</person> , is married to Dr. William S. Wallace of Springfield.]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1839-05-22'>Wednesday, May 22, 1839.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln
  writes and signs "Stuart &amp; Lincoln" to declaration, praecipe, and reply to
  answer in <name type='case' key='L03263'>Jacob Forsyth &amp; Co.
  v. May &amp; Truett</name>.<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik
  Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-23'>Thursday, May 23, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes heading of petition of Upper and Lower Lick Creek justices
            districts, asking county commissioners court, at June term, to combine two districts
            into one.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-24'>Friday, May 24, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and files affidavit and praecipe in <name type='case' key='L03608'>Hurt v. Winters</name>. Plaintiff, John M. Hurt, signs
            former, Lincoln signs Stuart &amp; Lincoln to latter.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-27'>Monday, May 27, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and files writ of attachment in Sangamon Circuit Court on
            behalf of John M. Hurt against Reuben Winters. Hurt swears that Winters owes him $61 for
            horse, and that Winters has left state, but has property in Sangamon County.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 7 June 1839.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-29'>Wednesday, May 29, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and files narrative and complaint for seizure of horse in
            case of <name type='case' key='L02875'>Manly F. Cannon v. Matthew P.
               Kenney</name>, in Sangamon Circuit Court.<bibl default='NO'>DLC&#8212;Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-30'>Thursday, May 30, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes to Nathan Dresser, clerk of Menard Circuit Court, enclosing
            papers to begin trespass suit for $200 damages for Levi Summers, administrator of Alfred
            Summers in <name type='case' key='L00240'>Summers v. Sears</name>.<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%3A176' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Nathan
                  Dresser</xref>, 30 May 1839, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:150.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1839-05-31'>Friday, May 31, 1839.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes and signs for "Stuart &amp; Lincoln" declaration and
            praecipe for Levi Summers, administrator of estate of Alfred Summers in <name type='case' key='L00240'>Summers v. Sears</name>, Menard County
               case.<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress,
               Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>