In Circuit Court, Logan & Lincoln, representing plaintiffs, win five suits by default, obtaining total of $965.45 in debt and damages. In Martin v. Tinsley et al. Lincoln writes plea and notice that defendant will try to prove his accounts.Record; Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Lincoln is invited to address Springfield Mechanics Union in evening though no record of his address can be found.Minutes of Union, 8 July 1841.