Monday, April 24, 1837.Springfield, IL. | Lincoln writes and files a praecipe for his client, James Webb, in Webb v. Watson, a debt case in the
Sangamon County Circuit Court. He signs Stuart's name on the praecipe. Webb is suing to
collect a $200 debt and $100 in damages. Lincoln also writes a copy of the bond on which
the suit is based, which reads: "Know all men by these presents that we Andrew Orr and
Benjamin Watson are held and firmly bound unto James Webb."Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. [Macon Circuit Court begins two-day session. Judge William Brown appoints
Jesse B. Thomas, Jr. prosecuting attorney pro tem.] |