, 1881-11-20
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

An Interesting unpublished Letter
Written Alter thc 0c:uoer Elections
His old Partner, slerntinn, Gives Up
. I7Is Last Relic.
TiH following is Il copy OF an autograph let
ter of 4Abrahans Lincoln which has been re-
celvcd by Capt. ii. y. Parker, President Of
the Ens1cwuod Soldiers Memorial Associ;l-
tiol', fro1n W. II. llern.lon, former law part
nrr Of President Lincoln:
Sr1s1Ss; FIELD, Ill, Oct lUth isS0.-Dcdr 1&'1i0m:
cu.1tlu1 give yuu details, but it is eutire1y Ger
publican very largely Penn = U1 l. iu . TO
lu,ooo. Ohio OF course is safe. Yours US ever
4. LINCOLN .
Accompanying the above is Il heat from
Mr.. L'ncvln's boy copy-book. The two
relies are explained it full BY i letter from
Alr. licrntlon to Capt. Parker, Of which the
following is Il copy:
SrnlxCf1EID, ILL.,, Nov. ., 1ssl.-lur, Pdrttr-
Ny DEAR StK: IncuseI Is u genuine letter
from Lincoln, uddscss.:i 10 myself. dated the
iuth day vi Uctohcr. 1SjJ. :: few dnys before Sir.
l4ancon's clcction To the Presidency. Tue bis
burr. on the day the letter is dated, and Il, the
evening. sayats o'ciock, waSspeakllg to Il large
au'tience in the court house urging Lincoln, )
when runner" handel me the letter, and 1
opened it in dead sence, thinking possibly that
Ind news hua come to INC. p,ssbE} Lincoln j
HEIEHt. 1lIHEtCi% llt3 0LAN oI1EA<C "AS SU"s
list list to n'yselt and @ti ,heu aloud, US loud
ns could, and then there. went
aud thumpin% ~ were never heard i'll tirit
ho.sc ut Justice before. The Joy of tho crowd,
the noise OF the ycls, c:c., were nnre eloquent
quit my jahner IN presence Of the gen
.srut JOY. When Lincoln wrote the letter
he knew that h: WAS cIectcd I" tile rrrs:-
DENTAL Chair. lie musL have been .sntcful
n "a |
in hls hsll.u writing; he 1rembled little, was
tull Ut emotion, JOY, and happiness:
hse I" pari WITH tnts !s,tf5 ! pl S s1e ,t H.
tn.!y give it to you for the PURPOSES it is gven-
namely: ito tho Soldiers Slulrorlul ASSOCIATION
Of Ens!,:wood Ill., aud is usss ETC. e.e: &C. T. r.
glorious recDlIecuons.
Antiu, scuu you II leaf Of Mr.. Linco1n's buy
no.k I ~ .,'y %n!In ork1 t 1eo 1 put
WIS cullecilng the fActs Vt MI. Lncoln lie
ia iStGjr ~, and went into Coles County, ln'~
nois to see Abr;tham5 stcpm9ther; fund In: ,he
down her testimony. etc., us material
of his life. etc. During: hcr cxami,'a~
ton tact :p9 M drH N wht neF Soy sa ~s
copybooks. III whcn he wrote down bis sutns
worked oul, uid wrote out n bis 1terury one
,su:tt seeuleu s,runs. beautiful. or yooa+ Va,
the Lincoln family und myself. commenced the
search uLd found tho nrithrlttic;sl touk. but not
the other; it Is gone. a:1d gone forever.
Willingly send tuu Il lcAl OIL Sniu copy
book for the use and purposes uboye, unI
for no other. 1 say this Of the letter and tho
tcaf. wonid not spAro them under any othcr
consideration. God bless tne soldier and his
frieu<ll
10 keep the pieces. get two glasses and put the
letter between them: hive it framed, aud the
letter thus Trimmed and between Two gIasses
will hast for ages huug UP OIL tho wall. 10
keep the Leaf and LITTER, Eet iwo -:lasses.
say Tx, inches for the latter and INxG for tho
[eaf-ciean anu clear giss like perfect wit'Iow
.iiss--uut the pancr and tho leuf between the
!wo glasses. hang up in tho ha and it will last
FOR ayes, kccpn watch-out that too much light
hoes mt exhaust the ink; dry it n1it or up. etc.
FIurrly your tr lend. w. H. IiEKNDUS.
Cant. Parker will have the menlenioes pre-
served rs directed, and will tlen place them
IN exhibition for short time at THE TEt1s-
NE office 50 that those interested can view
he originals.