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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-02'>Thursday, February 2, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
            <name type='case' key='L00850'>O'Byrne v. Stout</name>, case involving alleged conversion of hog, comes up in Supreme Court. Joseph Gillespie, representing plaintiff, makes his argument, followed in afternoon by Lincoln for defendant. After Lincoln has finished Gillespie speaks 
second time and court takes case under advisement. Later it reverses Circuit Court decree.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 15 Ill. 180.</bibl>
         </p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-04'>Saturday, February 4, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln pays $30 to his carriage maker for sleigh.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Obed Lewis Account Books</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline> 
            <date value='1854-02-07'>Tuesday, February 7, 1854.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield,
  IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> For John Marshall of Shawneetown, Lincoln calls at
  express office and gets 50 copies of Early Engagements, novel by Mary Frazear,
  which Marshall has sent him. He places 23 at one book store and 24 at another
  on consignment, and gives one to each newspaper. Last copy he takes home.
  <person key='LI30825' teiForm='name'>Mrs. Lincoln</person> reads it half through that evening,
  and is greatly interested. <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%3A251' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham
  Lincoln to John Marshall</xref>, 8 February 1854,
  <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:210-11.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline> 
            <date value='1854-02-08'>Wednesday, February
  8, 1854.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes
  to John Marshall of Shawneetown, Illinois, regarding some books that Marshall
  sent to Springfield. The previous day, Lincoln distributed copies of a novel,
  written by Marshall's daughter Sarah Marshall, to various booksellers and to
  two of the local newspapers. Lincoln confides, "I am not much of a reader of
  this sort of literature; but my wife got hold of the volume I took home, read
  it half through last night, and is greatly interested in it." Lincoln adds, "My
  attention to this matter has been rather a pleasure than a trouble." <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%3A251' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham
  Lincoln to John Marshall</xref>, 8 February 1854,
  <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:210-11.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-11'>Saturday, February 11, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
In Supreme Court Lincoln argues <name type='case' key='L00843'>Johnson v. Robert A. Donnell &amp; Co. et al.</name>, in which right of strict foreclosure is involved. He appears for defendant in error.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 15 Ill. 97.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
He visits legislature, which is considering charter of the Terre 
Haute &amp; Illinoistown Railroad. Lincoln and other adherents of 
"state policy" oppose this charter.
<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%3A252' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Gillespie</xref>, 11 February 1853, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:211-12.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-13'>Monday, February 13, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Another of Lincoln's cases, <name type='case' key='L03594'>Humphreys v. D. &amp; I. P. Spear</name>, comes up in Supreme Court. Oral arguments are made by Lincoln for appellant and by Edwards and E. B. Herndon for appellees. Court takes case under advisement, and later hands down decision affirming judgment of lower court.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 15 Ill. 275.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-16'>Thursday, February 16, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place> to <place key='41.8500, -87.6500' teiForm='name'>Chicago, IL</place>?
</dateline>
         <p>
[Most members of legislature, many Springfield residents, and several 
editors start to Chicago as guests of Chicago citizens. At 7:00 A.M. 
they board cars for Bloomington. There they change to Illinois 
Central. At La Salle they transfer to Rock Island, on which they 
reach Chicago. Though no evidence connects Lincoln with this 
excursion, it is likely that he took part in it.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois Journal</title>, 20 February 1854.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
            <person key='LI30825' teiForm='name'>Mrs. Lincoln</person> buys and charges ($1.50) pair of boys' boots.
<bibl default='NO'>Pratt, <title corresp='books_Pratt3'>Personal Finances</title>, 146.</bibl>]
</p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-17'>Friday, February 17, 1854.</date>
            <place key='41.8500, -87.6500' teiForm='name'>Chicago, IL</place>?
</dateline>
         <p>
[During morning visitors from Springfield are escorted around city. 
At five o'clock banquet with many toasts is served at Tremont House. 
At ten a ball begins.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois Journal</title>, 20 February 1854.</bibl>]
</p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-18'>Saturday, February 18, 1854.</date>
            <place key='41.8500, -87.6500' teiForm='name'>Chicago, IL</place> to <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>?
</dateline>
         <p>
[Visitors leave Chicago on Aurora 'extension' at 8:00 A.M. At noon 
they reach La Salle, where they dine. Returning through Bloomington, 
they arrive in Springfield at seven.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois Journal</title>, 20 February 1854.</bibl>]
</p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-24'>Friday, February 24, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
In Supreme Court, <name type='case' key='L00843'>Johnson v. Robert A. Donnell &amp; Co. et al.</name>, which Lincoln argued February 11, 1854, comes up again. Edwards opens for plaintiff, and Lincoln closes for defendant. Court takes case under advisement, and later affirms lower court decision.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 15 Ill. 97.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1854-02-25'>Saturday, February 25, 1854.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
            <name type='case' key='L02002'>Pate v. People</name>, action of debt on recognizance, comes before Supreme Court on appeal from Vermilion County. Lincoln argues case for appellant, whom he represented in lower court, and Campbell, state's attorney, appears for appellee. Ultimately court affirms Circuit Court judgment.
<bibl default='NO'>Record; 15 Ill. 221.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline> 
            <date value='1854-02-28'>Tuesday, February 28, 1854.</date> 
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield,
  IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln has very important case in Supreme
  Court&#8212;<name type='case' key='L01655'>Illinois Central RR v. McLean
  County, Illinois &amp; Parke</name>. Case involves construction of company's
  charter exempting it from taxation in return for payment to state of proportion
  of earnings. Lincoln and Joy argue orally for appellant, Logan and Stuart for
  appellee. Case is continued (see January 16, 1856). <bibl default='NO'>Record; 17 Ill.
  291.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>