Lincoln and Scott lose Slatten v. Alsop & Clark, before court May 21, 1853, when they fail to file their answer within time specified. Lincoln writes order of court in Barger v. Illinois Central RR, and in Smallwood et al. v. Allen. In latter case he writes and files replication, for complainants. He writes answer of William Hutchin, defendant, in Hutchin et al. v. Hutchin & Hutchin, petition for partition. Record; Photocopy; Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.