Lincoln, along with attorneys John J. Brown and Joseph Peters, represents Vermilion County sheriff Samuel Frazier Jr., in Wilson v. Frazier. The attorneys for plaintiff John M. Wilson file an affidavit regarding the absence of a material witness and ask the court to continue the case. The court continues the case until the next term. Order, 19 May 1842, Wilson v. Frazier, Circuit Court Record B, 345, Vermilion County Circuit Court, Vermilion County Courthouse, Danville, IL.