[The Champaign County Circuit Court begins a two-day session. Lincoln had represented the plaintiffs in Brownfield et al. v. Brownfield et al.; however, the court record indicates that Brown appears as the plaintiffs' attorney at this term.Decree, 9 May 1842, Brownfield et al. v. Brownfield et al., Circuit Court Record A, 50, Champaign County Circuit Court, Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL.]

[Lincoln is either on his way to or in Paris, Illinois, to attend the Edgar County Circuit Court which has begun a six-day term.]