In U.S. Circuit Court, Lincoln files praecipe for nine cases brought by S. C. Davis & Co., wholesale merchants of St. Louis. All are brought to enforce payment of notes given for merchandise. Files.

In three more Davis & Co. cases Lincoln files bills of complaint. Files.

"What does the New-York Tribune mean by it's constant eulogising, and admiring, and magnifying Douglas?" Lincoln writes Trumbull from Bloomington, where he is still attending McLean Circuit Court. If the "Tribune" continues to praise him to its thousands of Illinois readers, defections will result. "I am not complaining. I only wish a fair understanding." He also writes to William H. Davenport, client, explaining why Davenport v. Sconce and DonCarlos has been delayed in Vermilion Circuit Court. Abraham Lincoln to Lyman Trumbull, 28 December 1857, CW, 2:430; Abraham Lincoln to William H. Davenport, 28 December 1857, CW, 2:429-30.