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<date value='1846-06-01'>Monday, June 1, 1846.</date>
<place key='39.5333, -89.2833' teiForm='name'>Taylorville, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> [U.S. Circuit Court begins its session in Springfield with Judge McLean on
bench.<bibl default='NO'>
<title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 4 June 1846.</bibl>
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<name type='case'>Donaldson v. Reynolds and Walker</name>, Lincoln's only
case of which there is record, is continued.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>]</p>
<p> Christian Circuit Court convenes. Lincoln & Herndon have seven
cases. In <name type='case'>Young v. Goodan et al.</name>, Lincoln writes
and files David C. Goodan's answer. He writes and files answer of Ezekiel S. Young in
<name type='case'>Gulliford v. Young et al.</name>
<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy; Record.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-04'>Thursday, June 4, 1846.</date>
<place key='39.5333, -89.2833' teiForm='name'>Taylorville, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> [Logan Circuit Court convened today.]</p>
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<date value='1846-06-08'>Monday, June 8, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Menard Circuit Court opens for five-day term. Defendants, by Lincoln their
attorney, move to dismiss appeal in <name type='case'>Judson v. Killion
et al.</name> This is appeal from order of County Commissioners' Court for relocating
county road. <name type='case'>Scott v. Busher</name> is dismissed by
written agreement, costs to be divided. Lincoln and Campbell appear for Busher.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-09'>Tuesday,
June 9, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> In <name type='case'>People v. Page</name>, jury
finds defendant not guilty. After court hears evidence in
<name type='case'>Powell v. Worth</name>, plaintiff dismisses
suit at his cost. Jury finds Peter Parker guilty of manslaughter, but imprisons
him in Menard jail for 60 days because he is under 18 years of age. Lincoln
appears with Harris for defendant in first and last cases and alone for
plaintiff in the other.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
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<p> Lincoln writes and signs bill of divorce in
<name type='case'>Philbrick v. Philbrick</name>. He writes and
files bond for costs in <name type='case'>Waggoner v.
Lukins</name>.<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-10'>Wednesday, June 10, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Court orders that plaintiff recover $7.50 and costs in <name type='case'>Ritter et al. v. Waggoner et al.</name>
<name type='case'>Waggoner v. Lukins</name> is continued on motion of
complainant with leave given both parties to take depositions. Lincoln appears for
appellant in first case and with Baker and Matheny for complainant in last.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-11'>Thursday, June 11, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> Lincoln, with Lamborn and David Logan, acts for State in <name type='case'>People v. Denton and Denton</name>, charged with killing Cassius Brown
with ax. Logan and Harrison, for defence, enter not guilty plea. "Came a jury, unable to
agree were discharged and cause continued."<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-12'>Friday, June 12, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> James Denton, defendant in <name type='case'>People v.
Denton and Denton</name>, gives $1,000 bond.<bibl default='NO'>Record.</bibl>
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<date value='1846-06-27'>Saturday, June 27, 1846.</date>
<place key='40.0000, -89.8333' teiForm='name'>Petersburg, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> [Col. E. D. Baker leads his regiment of 675 men out of Springfield to
Mexican War.]</p>
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