National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-30
ALrrrLE LETTER FROM LINCOLN.
The October Elections or Is0O-ESpInnR'
tinn from LsIs O!d Pnrtncr.

The following lisa copy Of an autograph
letter Of Abraham Lincoln, which has been re-
seived by Captain II. a. Parker president of the
Enclcwoud Soldiers Memorial Association, from
W. H. Hcrudon, former law partner Of President
Lincoln:
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, oct. 10, 1860.
DEAR WILLIAM: | cannot give you details but
Il is entirely ccrinin that Pennsylvania 4 Indiana
have gone Republican very largely Penn b,OOO
& Ia To 10000. Ohio Of course is safe Yours You as
ever \. LlNCobN
Accompanying the above is n leaf from Mr.
Lirculu's boy copy.book. The two relies are ex-
planned In ull by letter from Mr.. Herndon to
Captain Parker Of which the following is copy:
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Nov. Q, 1881.
Mr., PAGRER;
Lincoln, addressed to myself, dated the 10Th day
OfOCtubcr, 1860, n few days before Mr. Lincons
election To the Presidency; The history of the
letter Is as fJllows ] was in Petersburg on the
day the letter is dated, and in the evening say at
seven o'clock was speaking TO large audience
in the court house, urging liucolns election !
had spoken about thirty minutes when a runner
handed me the letter. and opened II IN dead 81.
lcucc, thinking possibly that bad news had come
10 me, possibly fmcuns defeat However, this
dead silence was soon broken by the reading of
the letter first to myself then aloud, us loud us J
could, ard then there went up such
iug aud humping, as were never heard
in that house of Justice before. The joy Of the
crowd the noise Of the yclls, Sc, were more clio.
qucnt tlau was, aud got of the stand and quit
my intbcr in the presence Of the general 10y.
When Lincoln wroe the letter he know that
he was elected 10 the presidential chair. He
must have been grateful TO the people aud happy.
con see his feelings in his hand writing; he
trcmhlcd a little, was full OF emotion, JOY, ana
happiness.
hate tn part with this letter. It's the last one
have, aud nU money could gCtit. Willingly give II
20 you Tor the purpose 1t Is given, namely ITO the
Soldiers Memorial Association Of Englewnod
ILL.," aud its uses, &c. To me there Is n long his
tory in the letter ami its glorious rtCollcCuns.
Again ] send you n leaf Of Mt LiucDnS oy's
Coul book a book In which Mr.. Lincoln put down
his Hriihmclical sums worked out.
was collecting iuCts of Mr.. lincOins life III
$500, and went into Coles County, Illinois, tC
good Old lady, aud took down her tcsli'
mOny as material Of his life, dc. During
her examination She let drop in her CON
NCrsd,iuu the fact That Mr. Lincoln when boy
hUd two Cupy.bOuk,, IN when lie wrote down hi
sums worked ont, aud wruc ont In his literary on'
what seemed strong, beautiful, or good. We, tn,
Lincoln family ana myscli, commemorative senrcl
ana found the Urithincticnl book, but not TN
other; II Is gone, HUd gone forever. ! willinpl!
SEND you leaf Uf said Copy.bDuk for the use nu,
purposes UbuNC and tui nu other ! say this of tn
letter aud the leaf. would not spare them unde
any OTHER consideration. God bless the sOldiC
nnd his friend!
To keep the pieces get two glasses and put tn
letter between them; have II framed, and the let
ter thus framed ANA between two glasses will las
Tor ages hung up On The wall. To keep the leaf an
letter, get two glasses, sly 10y inches for the lat
ter ana 10 by ~ for the iGui-ClCun and ClCn
glass, like perfect window Gln,s-put the papc
ana the leaf between the two glasses, hang up II
The hall, ana it VIII last for ages: keep watch
put that too much light docs not exhaust the inb
dry 1t out or w, &c Hurricdly, your friend,
W. II. HERNDON.
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