[Macon Circuit Court convenes for three-day term at Decatur. Judge John Pearson presides.]

First of "Old Settler" letters, perhaps written by Lincoln, appears in "Journal." Adams is accused of irregularities in acquisition of lots in Springfield. In article is letter of Elijah Iles giving details of another case, in which he claims Adams dealt unfairly. Sangamo Journal, 7 October 1837.

The court grants Stuart & Lincoln's client, the plaintiff in James Bell & Co. v. Trailor, a judgment by default for $133.15. Stuart & Lincoln inform the court of the death of their client Abraham Dingman, the plaintfiff in Dingman v. Dearing. At their request, the court orders Jemima Dingman, the administrator of Abraham Dingman's estate, to continue the case as the plaintiff. Their motion, entered July 3, 1837, to strike from docket Neff and wife v. Holmes, is overruled. The court also dismissed two of firm's cases and continued a third.Record.

Defendants file pleas in three cases: Buckmaster v. Garrett, Rupert & Lindenberger v. Garrett, and Rupert & Lindenberger v. Garrett & Co.. Stuart & Lincoln, representing the plaintiffs, seek damages of $500 in first case and $200 each in the remaining two cases.Record.