M. A. Northrop to Abraham Lincoln, September 14, 1859

    Source citation
    M. A. Northrop to Abraham Lincoln, September 14, 1859, Beloit, WI, Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html.
    Author (from)
    Northrop, M. A.
    Type
    Letter
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Transcriber
    Transcribed by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
    Adapted by Don Sailer, Dickinson College
    The following transcript has been adapted from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress.

    Beloit, Wis., Sept. 14th 1859 --

    Dear Sir --

    Seeing by our papers that you have accepted an invitation to deliver the address at our State fair at Milwaukee, the last of this month -- Our City Republican Club have instructed me to write and see if you would stop at our place on your return home from the fair, and address the Citizens of old Rock County, on the great political issues which now absorbes the public mind in the Northwest.

    It is their desire that you should open the Campaign here, if your engagements would permit -- You can come from Milwaukee to our place by Rail Road and from here to Freeport or Belvidere by R. R.

    Hopeing [Hoping] to hear from you by return mail I subscribe myself.

    Very Respectfully &c

    M. A. Northrop

    Corresponding Sec.

    Beloit City Republican Club.

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