Lincoln files amended bill of complaint in Hornsby v. Ragsdale et al. in Sangamon Circuit Court.Record.

He writes declaration and praecipe in Trotter v. Thomas.Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Lincoln files declaration in Iles v. Lyman & Lyman in Sangamon Circuit Court. E. Iles is seeking to collect note for $120 given by Lyman to Eddin Lewis and taken over by Iles in January 1840. Lincoln writes declarations in two other cases: Short v. Ditson et al., and Stockton v. Tolly.Photocopy; Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Sangamon Circuit Court opens term of three weeks. On motion of Stuart & Lincoln, attorneys for plaintiff, trespass case Keedy v. Elkin is dismissed.Record.

In Kendall v. Hardin & Reagor, continued from March, plaintiff is awarded $189.76 damages and costs when defendants default. Stuart & Lincoln are attorneys for plaintiff.Record.

Lincoln writes declaration in Peter v. Elkin & Constant.Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

On motion of Stuart & Lincoln, attorneys for plaintiff, Keedy v. Elkin, assumpsit, is dismissed at plaintiff's cost.Record.

[Twelfth issue of The Old Soldier is published. Old Soldier (Springfield, IL), Issue 12, 15 July 1840.]