In the U. S. Circuit Court, Lincoln & Herndon file a plea, a notice, an affidavit for continuance, and a praecipe for defendant John E. Madux in the case of VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux. The firm of VanBrunt & Watrons contracted with Madux to purchase 1,000 hogs. The plaintiffs, who are suing Madux for $5,000 in damages, claim that Madux failed to deliver the hogs. Plea, Notice, filed 8 June 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, case file 404; Affidavit for Continuance, filed 8 June 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, case file 404; Praecipe, 8 June 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, case file 404; Clerk's Docket, 21 May 1858, VanBrunt & Watrons v. Madux, Record Group 21, [Clerk's] General Docket, Vol. 1, fol. 81, all in U. S. Circuit Court, Southern District of Illinois, National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago, IL.