Lincoln binds himself to convey tract of land he purchased to John D. Johnston or his heirs, on death of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln. Indenture: Thomas and Sarah Lincoln to Abraham Lincoln, 25 October 1841, CW, 1:262-63; Bond, 25 October 1841, CW, 1:263.

[No fall term of Coles Circuit Court is held. Shelby Circuit Court opened yesterday for three-day term.]