<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1840-11-02'>Monday,
  November 2, 1840.</date> 
            <place key='38.7167, -87.6667' teiForm='name'>Lawrenceville,
  IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [There is no record that Lincoln voted
  in presidential election.]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-03'>Tuesday, November 3, 1840.</date>
            <place key='38.7167, -87.6667' teiForm='name'>Lawrenceville, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Menard Circuit Court opens three-day term.]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-05'>Thursday, November 5, 1840.</date>
            <place key='' teiForm='name'>En route</place> to <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is selected to bring Lawrence County election returns to
            Springfield to be filed with secretary of state. It takes possibly two days after
            election on Monday to gather returns. He probably spends last three days of this week en
            route to Springfield. Journey probably continues November 6, 1840 and November 7,
         1840.</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-09'>Monday, November 9, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Fall term of Sangamon County Circuit Court begins. It closes December 3,
            1840. Lincoln receives $19 from state auditor for bringing election returns from
            Lawrence County.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-10'>Tuesday, November 10, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln has four cases in circuit court, in each of which he represents
            plaintiff. In <name type='case' key='L04401'>Ransdell v. Mills</name> he
            obtains leave to amend declaration; in <name type='case' key='L03304'>Gatton v. Turner &amp; Ransom</name> he gets judgment by default for $129.20. In
               <name type='case' key='L04738'>Trotter v. Thomas</name>, defendant
            files plea in abatement; in case of Sarah Brown, guardian, petition to sell real estate
            is granted.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> He writes and files petition in Brown case.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-11'>Wednesday, November 11, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p>
            <name type='case' key='L03334'>Gest &amp; Mills v. Henkle &amp;
               Clark</name> is dismissed on motion of plaintiff's attorneys, Stuart &amp;
            Lincoln. In <name type='case' key='L04738'>Trotter v. Thomas</name>,
            Lincoln files demurrer to defendant's plea in abatement filed yesterday.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-12'>Thursday, November 12, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Stuart &amp; Lincoln, representing complainants in <name type='case' key='L02750'>Braucher v. Sayles et al.</name>, hear report of
            commissioners that real estate is not suitable to partition; court orders it sold.
            William F. Elkin is appointed to make sale.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-13'>Friday, November 13, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p>
            <name type='case' key='L03286'>Funk &amp; Funk v. Taylor et
            al.</name> is continued for want of service in time, and <name type='case' key='L04401'>Ransdell v. Mills</name> is continued at defendant's cost. Scammon,
            Logan, and Lincoln are for plaintiff in first case, and Stuart &amp; Lincoln in
            second. After hearing Lincoln's demurrer to defendant's plea in abatement in <name type='case' key='L04738'>Trotter v. Thomas</name>, court orders
            demurrer sustained and plaintiff to recover $791.46.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> In <name type='case'>Trotter v. Thomas</name>, Lincoln
            writes court order and decree, and assignment of judgment, which his client Trotter
            signs. He writes draft of final court decree in another case for same client, <name type='case'>Trotter v. Arnold and Fairchild</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='1840-11-14'>Saturday, November 14, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Isaac S. Britton, commissioner appointed by court in <name type='case' key='L04553'>Spear et al. v. Newton &amp; Newton</name>, files
            amended report.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-16'>Monday, November 16, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> In Sangamon Circuit Court, David Spear, one of defendants in <name type='case' key='L03587'>Hornsby v. Ragsdale et al.</name>, files
            answer and exhibit. Lincoln is attorney for plaintiff.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1840-11-17'>Tuesday,
  November 17, 1840.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p>The <title>Courier</title>, a Springfield newspaper, satirizes town politicians by pointing out that Lincoln and other Whigs are on friendly terms with Democrats in spite of mutual personal abuse during campaign.</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-18'>Wednesday, November 18, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p>
            <name type='case' key='L04891'>Wood et al. v. Ross</name> is continued by
            plaintiff's attorneys, Stuart &amp; Lincoln.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> Lincoln receives certificate of election to 12th General Assembly from N.
            W. Matheny, clerk of County Commissioners' Court.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-23'>Monday, November 23, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln attends opening of called session of House of Representatives.
            Members meet in Methodist Church, which is wholly unsuitable. Senate meets in their
            unfinished chamber in state house. House has 40 Whigs and 51 Democrats, Senate 14 Whigs
            and 26 Democrats.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Alton Telegraph</title>, 28 November
            1840.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-24'>Tuesday, November 24, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> House elects speaker; W. L. D. Ewing receives 46 and Lincoln 36 votes.
            Ewing is conducted to chair by Lincoln and Ebenezer Peck. Lincoln introduces resolution
            to inform Senate House has met and elected officers. He is appointed one of committee of
            seven to prepare and report House rules.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> In Sangamon County Court case, <name type='case' key='L03461'>Hart v. Harrison &amp; Houghton</name>, Lincoln writes answer to
            bill of injunction and signs his client's 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='1840-11-25'>Wednesday, November 25, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes for Newton Cloud, who is elected copyist of "House Journal."
            Lincoln is chosen with English of Greene and Carpenter of Hamilton to sit with two
            members of Senate on joint rules committee. He speaks and votes against printing 8,000
            copies of governor's message.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-26'>Thursday, November 26, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> In each of three cases in Circuit Court, <name type='case' key='L02613'>Barrett v. Spear</name>, <name type='case' key='L03072'>Crane v. Grubb</name>, and <name type='case' key='L04504'>Shackleford
               &amp; Shackleford v. Shackleford</name>, defendant confesses his indebtedness and
            judgment is entered against him. In each case Lincoln represents defendant.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-27'>Friday, November 27, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> [Legislature is in session. Lincoln does not vote on two roll calls.]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-28'>Saturday, November 28, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is appointed to Committees on Finance and Canal and Canal Lands. He
            offers resolution to refer as much of governor's message as relates to fraudulent voting
            to Committee on Elections. Democrats stop this Whig move by referring to joint
               committee.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1840-11-30'>Monday, November 30, 1840.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
         </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln does not attend morning session. He opposes move of Trumbull of St.
            Clair and other Democrats to have governor appoint agent to take over all books and
            property of internal improvement system, now under Board of Public Works.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>