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Springfield Aug 29th 1858
Hon A H Lincon --
The central committee have been considering your appointments for the time intervening between the day you will speak in Clinton until you will arrive at Paris on the 7th, and have determined that you must not pass Monticello or omit Paris -- the whole thing is entirely practicable although a little laborious-- A large assemblage, for Piatt county will expect you above any other man: I will not be there for the reason I will give you-- Now as to time and change of Carrs-- You will go from Clinton to bloomington-- From bloomington you will return by Rail R. to Clinton Saturday night-- On Sunday the 5th if you choose or on Monday morning the 6th you can drive 20 miles over to Monticello (Mr Ford will arrange this) so as to be there in time-- You will speak there in the afternoon and at night drive down to Bement -- and take the one oclock train to Tolono -- at Tolono -- you meet the train from Chicago to Mattoon -- and from Mattoon at one -- oclock you start to Paris and arrive there at or before three oclock Tuesday 7th-- I will go there on Monday and address the crowd until you come-- Trumbull is here -- but has an appointment at Chester on the 6th and cannot go to Monticello -- you can do all this -- and we hope you will-- Respectfully Yours
R J Oglesby
