On Lincoln's motion, sheriff's return in Allen v. Illinois Central is quashed. Record.

Lincoln writes Solon Cummins that land case on which he has been intermittently engaged since 1850 has been won in U.S. Circuit Court. Abraham Lincoln to Solon Cumins, 11 March 1858, CW, 2:436.

In the Logan County Circuit Court, Lincoln and Charles H. Goodrich represent defendants Lorenzo D. Hamilton and Jefferson L. Dugger in the case of Hickey v. Hamilton & Dugger. Lincoln files a plea for the defendants, signing it "Goodrich & Lincoln." The plaintiff, John W. Hickey, is suing Hamilton and Dugger for breach of contract related to the sale of some hogs. Plea, filed 18 March 1858, Hickey v. Hamilton & Dugger, IHi, Springfield, IL; Testimony, March 1858 Term, Hickey v. Hamilton & Dugger, case file, Logan County Circuit Court, Logan County Courthouse, Lincoln, IL.

Lincoln writes to Illinois Governor William H. Bissell to seek clemency for Samuel Jones and James Jones. A Logan County Circuit Court jury "found [them] guilty of stealing five . . . small hogs." Lincoln explains, "I was not concerned in the trial . . . I have been appealed to, to say something in favor of their being pardoned. They are father and son. . . . [Samuel Jones] is an old citizen . . . and his neighbors appear more anxious that he and his son should be pardoned, than I have known in any other case." Indictment, filed 15 March 1858, People v. Jones & Jones, case file; Jury Verdict, filed 18 March 1858, People v. Jones & Jones, case file; Order, 18 March 1858, People v. Jones & Jones, Record 1, 571-572, all in Logan County Circuit Court, Logan County Courthouse, Lincoln, IL; Abraham Lincoln to William H. Bissell, 22 March 1858, CW, 2:436.

Lincoln writes on politics to O. M. Hatch, secretary of state, Springfield, suggesting state Republican convention. Photocopy.