<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-01'>Tuesday, June 1, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.5833, -88.6000' teiForm='name'>Sullivan, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> In the Moultrie County Circuit Court, Lincoln defends Jonathan Dazey and Joseph Dazey who are
    being sued for malicious prosecution in the case of <name type='case' key='L01553'>Cook v. Dazey
     and Dazey</name>. Judge David Davis calls the case for a hearing. Lincoln files Jonathan
    Dazey's affidavit for a continuance until the fall term, and Judge Davis approves the
    continuance and charges the court costs to Dazey and Dazey. Lincoln collects part of his fee for
    his work on the case of <name type='case' key='L00659'>Newlan et al. v. Perryman et al.</name>,
    a dispute over a land title. <bibl default='NO'>Order, 1 June 1852, <ital>Cook v. Dazey and Dazey</ital>,
     Circuit Court Record O, 142, Moultrie County Circuit Court, Moultrie County Courthouse,
     Sullivan, IL; Promissory Note, 1 June 1852, <ital>Newlan et al. v. Perryman et al.</ital>, box
     16, Moultrie County Court, Moultrie County Courthouse, Sullivan, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-03'>Thursday, June 3, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8333, -88.9500' teiForm='name'>Decatur, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> In the Macon County Circuit Court, the court continues the ejectment case of <name type='case' key='L00443'>Warnick v. Eckel</name>, in which Lincoln represents plaintiff William
    Warnick. Lincoln and Joel Seth Post represent plaintiff John A. Scott in the case of <name type='case' key='L00432'>Scott v. Hull</name>. Scott is suing James H. Hull whom Scott claims
    came onto his property and tore down and removed his fencing. Scott seeks $500 in damages.
    Hull's attorneys file a plea in court in which Hull refutes Scott's accusations. <bibl default='NO'>Order, 3
     June 1852, <ital>Warnick v. Eckel</ital>, Circuit Court Record C, 101, Macon County Circuit
     Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL; Declaration, filed 12 May 1852, <ital>Scott v.
      Hull</ital>, case file A1082; Plea, 3 June 1852, <ital>Scott v. Hull</ital>, case file A1082,
     both in Macon County Circuit Court, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, University of
     Illinois at Springfield.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-04'>Friday, June 4, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8333, -88.9500' teiForm='name'>Decatur, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> In the Macon County Circuit Court, Judge David Davis hears all of the evidence in the appeal
    case of <name type='case' key='L00470'>Edwards for use of Edwards v. Florey</name>, and then
    affirms the judgment of the lower court. The court orders Lincoln's and Joel Seth Post's client,
    Israel Florey, to pay the plaintiff $77.65 and his court costs. Lincoln, representing the
    plaintiffs in the ejectment case of <name type='case' key='L00440'>Trustees of Township 16N,
     Range 1E v. Prather</name>, files a declaration and notice with the court. The parties in the
    appeal case of <name type='case' key='L00456'>Kuffman for use of Thorpe v. Edwards and
    Edwards</name> agree to a trial "by the court, without the intervention of a jury." However,
    before the court hears the evidence in the case, Lincoln's and Post's client Jesse Kuffman
    dismisses the suit. Judge Davis orders Kuffman to pay the court costs. Defendant William
    Prather, Lincoln's client in the debt case of <name type='case' key='L00435'>Smith v.
    Prather</name>, requests a continuance from the court, and the court grants Prather's request.
     <bibl default='NO'>Judgment, 4 June 1852, <ital>Edwards for use of Edwards v. Florey</ital>, Circuit Court
     Record C, 107, Macon County Circuit Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL; Declaration,
     Notice, filed 4 June 1852, <ital>Trustees of Township 16 N, Range 1 E v. Prather</ital>,
     Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Judgment, 4 June 1852,
      <ital>Kuffman for use of Thorpe v. Edwards and Edwards</ital>, Circuit Court Record C, 106;
     Order, 4 June 1852, <ital>Smith v. Prather</ital>, Circuit Court Record C, 107, both in Macon
     County Circuit Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-05'>Saturday, June 5, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8333, -88.9500' teiForm='name'>Decatur, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p>In the Macon County Circuit Court, a jury upholds a lower court's ruling and decides in favor
    of Lincoln's client Edward O. Smith in the appeal case of <name type='case' key='L00434'>Smith
     v. Packard</name>. The jury awards $10 in damages to Smith for a cow taken by defendant Anson
    Packard. The court orders Packard to pay the court costs in addition to the damages. Lincoln
    represents the various plaintiffs in the chancery case of <name type='case' key='L00455'>King et
     al. v. Lee et al.</name>, a suit involving the conveyance of land in Decatur. Judge David Davis
    rules in favor of the plaintiffs, and Lincoln writes the judgment. In the case of <name type='case' key='L00432'>Scott v. Hull</name>, Lincoln files replications for plaintiff John A.
    Scott, who accuses James H. Hull of trespass. Judge Davis calls a jury to hear the arguments and
    the evidence. The jury finds Hull not guilty, and the court orders Scott to pay Hull's court
    costs in addition to his own. In the ejectment case of <name type='case' key='L00440'>Trustees
     of Township 16 N, Range 1 E v. Prather</name>, in which Lincoln represents the plaintiffs,
    Judge Davis orders defendant Henry Prather to file a plea within twenty days, and Davis
    continues the case until the Fall 1852 court term. <bibl default='NO'>Order, 5 June 1852, <ital>Smith v.
      Packard</ital>, Circuit Court Record C, 110, Macon County Circuit Court, Macon County
     Courthouse, Decatur, IL; Justice of the Peace Transcript, 11 February 1852, <ital>Smith v.
      Packard</ital>, case file A1076, Macon County Circuit Court, Illinois State Regional Archives
     Depository, University of Illinois at Springfield; Judgment, 5 June 1852, <ital>King et al. v.
      Lee et al.</ital>, Private Collection; Replications, 5 June 1852, <ital>Scott v. Hull</ital>,
     Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Order, 5 June 1852,
      <ital>Trustees of Township 16 N, Range 1 E v. Prather</ital>, Circuit Court Record C, 128-29,
     Macon County Circuit Court, Macon County Courthouse, Decatur, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-07'>Monday, June 7, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.5333, -89.2833' teiForm='name'>Taylorville, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p>In the Christian County Circuit Court, the court appoints Lincoln to serve as the guardian
     <ital>ad litem</ital> for the minor heirs of Henry J. Hannas in the case of <name type='case' key='L01594'>Thompson v. Shumway et al.</name> Hannas died before completing a land sale to
    George S. Thompson, and Thompson is suing the administrator of Hannas's estate to complete the
    transaction. In the appeal case of <name type='case' key='L01585'>Shaw v. Johnson</name>,
    Lincoln represents plaintiff William Shaw, who is suing John L. Johnson to recover a debt. Judge
    David Davis hears the evidence, dismisses the suit, and orders Shaw to pay all of the court
    costs. John T. Stuart, Benjamin S. Edwards, and Lincoln represent plaintiff Leroy L. Hill in the
    case of <name type='case' key='L01537'>Hill v. Bennett &amp; Maupin</name>, a dispute over a
    land sale. Hill dismisses his suit, and the court orders him to pay all of the court costs. In
    the case of <name type='case' key='L01565'>People v. Brown</name>, Lincoln defends Samuel Brown,
    who is accused of committing assault with a deadly weapon. Brown fired a gun at several people
    who were taking watermelons from his watermelon patch; Brown shot one of the trespassers in the
    back. Lincoln and fellow attorney Anthony Thornton appear in court with Brown. Judge Davis
    orders Brown to file a new bail bond for $300, and then continues the case until November 1852.
     <bibl default='NO'>Decree, 7 June 1852, <ital>Thompson v. Shumway et al.</ital>, General Record 1, 406-7;
     Decree, 16 September 1851, <ital>Thompson v. Shumway et al.</ital>, Probate Record 1
     &#189;, 132; Henry J. Hannas to George S. Thompson, 12 March 1849, <ital>Thompson v.
      Shumway et al.</ital>, case file; Order, 7 June 1852, <ital>Shaw v. Johnson</ital>, General
     Record 1, 400; Agreement, 17 March 1848, <ital>Hill v. Bennett and Maupin</ital>, case file;
     Decree, 7 June 1852, <ital>Hill v. Bennett and Maupin</ital>, General Record 1, 406; Judge's
     Docket Entry, June 1852 term, <ital>Hill v. Bennett and Maupin</ital>, Judge's Docket 1, all in
     Christian County Circuit Court, Christian County Courthouse, Taylorville, IL; Affidavit of
     Samuel Brown (copy), 19 November 1850, <ital>People v. Brown</ital>, copy files, IHi,
     Springfield, IL; Order, 7 June 1852, <ital>People v. Brown</ital>, General Record 1, 396,
     Christian County Circuit Court, Christian County Courthouse, Taylorville, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> [In Springfield, the state legislature convenes. <bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Journal of the Senate of the
      Seventeenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at its Second Session</title>
     (Springfield: Lanphier &amp; Walker, 1852), ii; <title>Journal of the House of
      Representatives of the Seventeenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at its Second
      Session</title> (Springfield: Lanphier &amp; Walker, 1852), ii; <title>Illinois Daily
      Journal</title> (Springfield), 7 June 1852, 2:1.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' type='Revised' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-08'>Tuesday, June 8, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.5333, -89.2833' teiForm='name'>Taylorville, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p>In the Christian County Circuit Court, Lincoln serves as the guardian <ital>ad litem</ital>
    for defendant James M. Turpin, a minor, in the chancery case of <name type='case' key='L01558'>Nichols and Nichols v. Turpin</name>. Plaintiffs Mary E. Nichols and Walter E. Nichols are
    asking the court to divide a tract of land co-owned by Mary Nichols and Turpin. The plaintiffs
    request "that said Land be divided between said Mary E. Nicholas and said James M. Turpin
    according to their respective interests." Lincoln, as Turpin's guardian <ital>ad litem</ital>,
    agrees to the partition upon proof of Mary E. Nichols's "evidence of title." The court, after
    being "sufficiently advised declares that said Mary E. Nicholas" is indeed part-owner of the
    property in question. The court also accepts the report of a commission appointed to partition
    the land between the parties.<bibl default='NO'>Decree, 8 June 1852, <ital>Nichols and Nichols v.
     Turpin</ital>, General Record 1, 413-14; Decree, 8 June 1852, <ital>Nichols and Nichols v.
      Turpin</ital>, General Record 1, 418-19, both in Christian County Circuit Court, Christian
     County Courthouse, Taylorville, IL.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-10'>Thursday, June 10, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln writes joinder in plea in <name type='case' key='L00440'>Trustees of Township 16N, Range 1E v. Prather</name> and mails it to Decatur.
<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-15'>Tuesday, June 15, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln buys muslin for his wife.
<bibl default='NO'>Pratt, <title corresp='books_Pratt3'>Personal Finances</title>, 145.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-16'>Wednesday, June 16, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln files receipt for settlement in <name type='case' key='L03978'>Samuel McClurkan &amp; Co. v. Teasdale</name>, decided at spring term.
<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-21'>Monday, June 21, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln files in Sangamon Circuit Court praecipe in <name type='case' key='L04781'>Gray for use of VanBergen v. Hewett</name>. He writes and swears Van Bergen's affidavit.
<bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
He buys 50&#162; worth of merchandise.
<bibl default='NO'>Irwin Ledger.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-22'>Tuesday, June 22, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln buys new carriage ($260) from Obed Lewis, carriage maker.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Obed Lewis Account Books</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
He writes, signs, and mails to Decatur declaration in <name type='case' key='L04965'>John Hanks v. Joshua B. Hanks</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='1852-06-23'>Wednesday, June 23, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
[Special session of legislature adjourns.]
</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-25'>Friday, June 25, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln pays his carriage maker $250 cash.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Obed Lewis Account Books</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
Lincoln writes to Onslow Peters, Peoria attorney, who has asked him 
about "Shurtluff claim." Lincoln once looked into it, "&amp; decided 
it to be valueless." He outlines case.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A192' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Onslow Peters</xref>, 25 June 1852, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:120-21.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-26'>Saturday, June 26, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
[National Intelligencer, Washington, reports that Lincoln has been 
appointed Illinois member of Whig national committee.]
</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1852-06-29'>Tuesday, June 29, 1852.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
In evening Lincoln presides at meeting called to arrange tribute to 
Henry Clay who died in Washington. He appoints committee of 13, Dr. 
John Todd chairman, to arrange program.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois Journal</title>, 1 July 1852.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
Lincoln has his new carriage worked on ($2).
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Obed Lewis Account Books</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1852-06-30'>Wednesday, June 30, 1852.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield,
  IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln presides as committee reports. It
  recommends that on July 6, 1852 people assemble at Episcopal Church and proceed
  to House of Representatives where Stephen T. Logan will address them. Lincoln
  appoints committee of seven to make arrangements. <bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>Illinois
  Journal</title>, 2 July 1852.</bibl> 
         </p>
         <p>Lincoln exchanges his new buggy
  for another. <bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>Obed Lewis Account Books</title>.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>