In the Coles County Circuit Court, Lincoln represents defendants Byrd Monroe and John M. Eastin in Pearson & Anderson v. Monroe & Eastin, a debt case. The court hears the evidence as presented by the parties, takes the matter into consideration, and continues the suit until the next term. Order, 27 May 1842, Court Record 1, 454, Coles County Circuit Court, Coles County Courthouse, Charleston, IL.