Thursday, July 23, 1840.Springfield, IL. | Lincoln is appointed guardian ad litem for minor defendant, John
Cook, in partition suit of Edwards v. Cook,
and files answer as guardian. Defendant is 15-year-old son of Daniel Pope Cook, early
congressman from Illinois. He is commissioned Brig.-Gen. by President Lincoln in 1862. Jury is
called in Ransdell v. Calhoun, and awards
plaintiff $245.95. Stuart & Lincoln represent plaintiff.Record. |