[By this date, Lincoln likely left Springfield for Marshall, Illinois, in time for his May 4 court date in the Clark County Circuit Court. In a letter to Joshua F. Speed dated July 4, 1842, Lincoln writes that he was on the circuit "five or six weeks" in the spring. Abraham Lincoln to Joshua F. Speed, 4 July 1842, CW, 1:288-90.]

[The Circuit Court of Livingston County convenes at Pontiac; the session lasts one day.]

Lincoln participates in one case on the third day of the Clark County Circuit Court. In the debt case of January for use of Stettinius & January v. Archer, Lincoln represents Joseph Stettinius and Derrick A. January. The defendant William B. Archer defaults, and Judge William Wilson rules in favor of Stettinius & January for the amount of the debt plus damages, a total of $6,277.33.Judgment, 4 May 1842, January for use of Stettinius & January v. Archer, Circuit Court Record E, 287-88, Clark County Circuit Court, Clark County Courthouse, Marshall, IL.

[In the De Witt County Circuit Court an unknown representative requests a continuance on Lincoln's behalf in the case of Lincoln v. Turner & Turner. Lincoln is attempting to collect a $200 legal fee. The court continues the case on his motion.Order, 5 May 1842, Lincoln v. Turner & Turner, Chancery Record 1 A, 88, De Witt County Circuit Court, De Witt County Courthouse, Clinton, IL.]

In the Coles County Circuit Court, Lincoln represents defendant William Goodman in Ewing v. Goodman, an assault and battery suit. The parties reach an agreement, and the court dismisses the case and orders Goodman to pay the court costs. Lincoln files a plea for his clients Byrd Monroe and John M. Eastin in the debt case of Pearson & Anderson v. Monroe & Eastin. In People v. Patterson, Lincoln requests a continuance and files an affidavit for his client Allen Patterson indicted for assault with intent to murder. The court grants a continuance until the next term. Order, 24 May 1842, Ewing v. Goodman, Court Record 1, 414, Coles County Circuit Court, Coles County Courthouse; Plea, filed 24 May 1842, Pearson & Anderson v. Monroe & Eastin, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Affidavit, 24 May 1842, People v. Patterson, Coles County Circuit Court, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Order, 24 May 1842, People v. Patterson, Court Record 1, 409, Coles County Circuit Court, Coles County Courthouse, Charleston, IL.

In the Coles County Circuit Court case of Patterson v. Winkler, Lincoln writes a bond, and his client Young E. Winkler and Winkler's surety sign the bond in court. Winkler, who was not married to plaintiff Anne Patterson, had earlier admitted to the court that he was the father of her child. In the bond, Winkler agrees to pay Patterson support for the maintenance of the child. Bond, 25 May 1842, Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

In the Coles County Circuit Court, Lincoln represents William B. White in Moore v. White. The plaintiff James V. Moore asks the court to continue the case until the next term, and the court grants the continuance. At Lincoln's request, the court orders Moore to provide a bond for costs. Order, 26 May 1842, Moore v. White, Court Record 1, 430, Coles County Circuit Court, Coles County Courthouse, Charleston, IL.

Logan & Lincoln publish a notice regarding the case of A. Harper & Company v. J. Varian & Company. The notice informs the defendants that they are to appear at the July term of the Sangamon County Circuit Court. Logan & Lincoln represent the plaintiffs who seek to recover $1,500 from the defendants. Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 3 June 1842, 3:2.