Lincoln gives Nathaniel Coffin receipt for fees for legal services to Illinois College. ISLA—Files.

Republican members of legislature caucus in Lincoln & Herndon office. Isaac N. Phillips, ed. Abraham Lincoln By Some Men Who Knew Him (Bloomington, IL: Pantagraph Printing, 1910), 104.

[Legislature and U.S. Circuit Court convene in Springfield.]

In Tallman v. Harvey, ejectment case in U.S. Court, Lincoln and Clark file plaintiff's declaration. On their motion defendant is ruled to plead in 20 days. Original owned by James A. Jones, Springfield, Ill.

Lincoln mails affidavit to circuit clerk at Bloomington to be filed in his suit against Illinois Central for collection of fee. Affidavit states that plaintiff desires to take depositions of Norman B. Judd, Isaac N. Arnold, and Grant Goodrich of Chicago; Archibald Williams and O. H. Browning of Quincy; Norman H. Purple of Peoria, and Stephen T. Logan of Springfield to be read in evidence. Photocopy.

Lincoln, representing appellant, makes concluding argument in Phelps v. McGee. Breach of contract to deliver corn is involved. Court finds for Lincoln's client. Argument commences in Dudley et ux. v. Crosthwait in U.S. Court, ejectment suit in which Lincoln & Herndon represent defendant. Case is continued. Record.

Lincoln buys gelatine at his drug store. Pratt, Personal Finances, 151.

In Supreme Court Lincoln argues two cases. In one—Christian County, Illinois v. Overholt & Squier, in which contract for construction of courthouse is involved—Lincoln and Logan appear for appellant. Court takes case under advisement, and later reverses Circuit Court. In Laughlin v. Marshall, Lincoln appears for defendant in error. After arguments, plaintiff dismisses case. Record.