Fourth of July celebration begins at 3 A.M. with reveille in state house cupola followed by 13 guns. Lincoln delivers oration of day in state house at 2 P.M. Celebration closes with 28 guns at sunset.Register, 4 July 1845.

Logan & Lincoln file praecipe in their suit against James D. Smith, executor of William Trailor.Record.

Lincoln deposits $10, his half of fee for services to Thomas Simpson.Irwin Ledger.

[South Western Convention meets in Memphis on 4th and 5th. G. T. M. Davis, William Walters, and William I. Ferguson are only Illinois delegates listed in proceedings. Sangamo Journal, 17 July 1845.]

Jury awards $100 damages to Logan & Lincoln in suit against John Atchison. Lincoln files affidavit of one complainant and moves case be continued in Brown et al. v. Harlan et al. In Foster v. Hill, appellee enters his appearance and case is continued. Lincoln appears for appellee and Robbins for appellant.Record; Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Report of master-in-chancery in Trailor v. Hill is approved and bill of complainant dismissed. Defendant files affidavit, and on motion it is ordered that execution issue for costs. Logan & Lincoln appear for defendant. Order of continuance in Foster v. Hill is set aside, and People v. Shepherd et al. is continued.Record; Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.