Saturday, September 17, 1842.Tremont, IL. | Logan & Lincoln get judgment for $277.35 in Justice & Justice v. Garth.Record. Lincoln receives note from James Shields who has come to Tremont to get
satisfaction re "Rebecca" letters. Lincoln replies that Shields' note is too general.
Shields' second note asks if Lincoln is author of article in "Journal" of September 2,
1842, headed "The Lost Townships" and signed "Becca."Abraham Lincoln to James
Shields, 17 September 1842, CW, 1:299-300. |