In the Christian County Circuit Court, the court appoints Lincoln to serve as the guardian ad litem for the minor heirs of Henry J. Hannas in the case of Thompson v. Shumway et al. Hannas died before completing a land sale to George S. Thompson, and Thompson is suing the administrator of Hannas's estate to complete the transaction. In the appeal case of Shaw v. Johnson, Lincoln represents plaintiff William Shaw, who is suing John L. Johnson to recover a debt. Judge David Davis hears the evidence, dismisses the suit, and orders Shaw to pay all of the court costs. John T. Stuart, Benjamin S. Edwards, and Lincoln represent plaintiff Leroy L. Hill in the case of Hill v. Bennett & Maupin, a dispute over a land sale. Hill dismisses his suit, and the court orders him to pay all of the court costs. In the case of People v. Brown, Lincoln defends Samuel Brown, who is accused of committing assault with a deadly weapon. Brown fired a gun at several people who were taking watermelons from his watermelon patch; Brown shot one of the trespassers in the back. Lincoln and fellow attorney Anthony Thornton appear in court with Brown. Judge Davis orders Brown to file a new bail bond for $300, and then continues the case until November 1852. Decree, 7 June 1852, Thompson v. Shumway et al., General Record 1, 406-7; Decree, 16 September 1851, Thompson v. Shumway et al., Probate Record 1 ½, 132; Henry J. Hannas to George S. Thompson, 12 March 1849, Thompson v. Shumway et al., case file; Order, 7 June 1852, Shaw v. Johnson, General Record 1, 400; Agreement, 17 March 1848, Hill v. Bennett and Maupin, case file; Decree, 7 June 1852, Hill v. Bennett and Maupin, General Record 1, 406; Judge's Docket Entry, June 1852 term, Hill v. Bennett and Maupin, Judge's Docket 1, all in Christian County Circuit Court, Christian County Courthouse, Taylorville, IL; Affidavit of Samuel Brown (copy), 19 November 1850, People v. Brown, copy files, IHi, Springfield, IL; Order, 7 June 1852, People v. Brown, General Record 1, 396, Christian County Circuit Court, Christian County Courthouse, Taylorville, IL.

[In Springfield, the state legislature convenes. Journal of the Senate of the Seventeenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at its Second Session (Springfield: Lanphier & Walker, 1852), ii; Journal of the House of Representatives of the Seventeenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at its Second Session (Springfield: Lanphier & Walker, 1852), ii; Illinois Daily Journal (Springfield), 7 June 1852, 2:1.

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