In the U.S. Circuit Court, Lincoln & Herndon represent plaintiff Hoel K. Lawrence, a resident of Wisconsin, in the case of Lawrence v. Coler. In response to an earlier assertion by defendant William N. Coler, Lincoln & Herndon acknowledge that they have incorrectly stated the plaintiff's first name in the declaration and in the praecipe they filed with the Court on December 18, 1857. Lincoln & Herndon ask the Court's permission to "amend the Declaration and Writ in this cause," and Judge Samuel H. Treat grants their request. Lawrence is suing Coler to receive $2,900 for a bill of exchange that Coler gave to him. Lawrence also seeks $2,000 in damages. Complete Record, 10 February 1858, Lawrence v. Coler, Record Group 21, Complete Law Record, Vol. 2, 114-121; Order, 25 January 1858, Lawrence v. Coler, Record Group 21, General Records, Vol. 1, 271; Declaration, Praecipe, filed 18 December 1857, Lawrence v. Coler, Record Group 21, case file 272, all in U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.