Lincoln signs bond of Strother G. Jones, constable.Photocopy.

Sangamon Whigs open campaign of 1844 with convention in Springfield. They resolve to fight until they secure Whig legislature, Whig senator, together with majority of Whig congressmen—and pledge themselves to give Henry Clay majority of 850 votes in 1844. Lincoln, Baker, and A. G. Henry address convention.Quincy Whig, 30 August 1843.

Lincoln makes affidavit before John Calhoun, clerk of Sangamon Circuit Court, that Richard J. Hamilton and Benjamin F. Fridley are material witnesses for defense in Johnson v. Strode. Defendant desires to take their testimony by deposition.Photocopy.