David Davis to Ozias Mather Hatch, August 16, 1858

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Source citation:

David Davis to Ozias Mather Hatch, August 16, 1858, Bloomington, IL, Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html.

Author:

Davis, David

Recipient:

Hatch, Ozias Mather

Type:

Letter

Date Certainty:

Exact

Transcriber:

Transcribed by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College, Galesburg, IL

Adapted by Don Sailer, Dickinson College

Transcriber's Comments:

This letter was enclosed in Ozias Mather Hatch to Abraham Lincoln, August 17, 1858. Go to the Document Tab for a link to that letter.

Transcription

The following transcript has been adapted from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress.

Bloomington, Ills

Augt 16, '58--

My Dear Sir.

If Lincoln comes home tonight or in the morning, telegraph me-- I want to see him before his Peoria meeting 19th & will go meet him at Springfield or elsewhere that he appoints--

I want to tell him particularly about Tazewell-- I was there, last Saturday & Sunday. & have got the hang of things pretty well -- & must see Lincoln--

Tazewell Co. must be attended to -- and I can in person tell Lincoln exactly ~~how~~ the state of things, -- & what must be done--

I have pretty much agreed that he Lincoln will have a rousing meeting at Tremont the 30th of the month-- It is absolutely necessary for him-- They want to hear him-- Trumbulls speech at Chicago & Lincoln's second speech at Springfield ought to be circulated in Tazewell--

Tazewell is far from safe & looks blue -- but can be carried, by prudence, energy & work-- Any man that has the taint of abolition about him must not go to Tazewell

Yr frd

D Davis

P S-- ~~Cant~~ Did not Lincoln leave word with his wife, or Bill Herndon where he wd be between now & his meeting at Peoria 19th

P S-- The Democrats (Douglass[Douglas]) have bought out Pickett's press in Pekin, & there is now no opposition paper in that County--