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Hampshire；　where　I　have　a　son　at　school；　neither　asking　for　pay　nor

having　any　offered　me。　　Three　days　after　a　check　for　two　hundred

dollars　was　sent　to　me　at　New　Hampshire；　and　I　took　it；　and　did　not

know　it　was　wrong。　　My　understanding　now　isthough　I　knew　nothing　of

it　at　the　timethat　they　did　charge　for　admittance　to　the　Cooper

Institute；　and　that　they　took　in　more　than　twice　two　hundred　dollars。



I　have　made　this　explanation　to　you　as　a　friend；　but　I　wish　no

explanation　made　to　our　enemies。　　What　they　want　is　a　squabble　and　a

fuss；　and　that　they　can　have　if　we　explain；　and　they　cannot　have　it

if　we　don't。



When　I　returned　through　New　York　from　New　England；　I　was　told　by　the

gentlemen　who　sent　me　the　Check　that　a　drunken　vagabond　in　the　club；

having　learned　something　about　the　two　hundred　dollars；　made　the

exhibition　out　of　which　The　Herald　manufactured　the　article　quoted　by

The　Press　of　your　town。



My　judgment　is；　and　therefore　my　request　is；　that　you　give　no　denial

and　no　explanation。



Thanking　you　for　your　kind　interest　in　the　matter；　I　remain；

Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　H。　TAYLOR。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　April　21；　1860。



HAWKINS　TAYLOR；　Esq。



DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　15th　is　just　received。　　It　surprises　me　that

you　have　written　twice；　without　receiving　an　answer。　　I　have　answered

all　I　ever　received　from　you；　and　certainly　one　since　my　return　from

the　East。



Opinions　here；　as　to　the　prospect　of　Douglas　being　nominated；　are

quite　conflictingsome　very　confident　he　will；　and　others　that　he

will　not　be。　　I　think　his　nomination　possible；　but　that　the　chances

are　against　him。



I　am　glad　there　is　a　prospect　of　your　party　passing　this　way　to

Chicago。　　Wishing　to　make　your　visit　here　as　pleasant　as　we　can；　we

wish　you　to　notify　us　as　soon　as　possible　whether　you　come　this　way；

how　many；　and　when　you　will　arrive。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　A　MEMBER　OF　THE　ILLINOIS　DELEGATION

AT　THE　CHICAGO　CONVENTION。

SPRINGFIELD；　May　17？　1860。



I　authorize　no　bargains　and　will　be　bound　by　none。



A。　LINCOLN。









REPLY　TO　THE　COMMITTEE　SENT　BY　THE　CHICAGO　CONVENTION　TO　INFORM

LINCOLN　OF　HIS

NOMINATION；



MAY　19；　1860。





Mr。　CHAIRMAN　AND　GENTLEMEN　OF　THE　COMMITTEE：I　tender　to　you；　and

through　you　to　the　Republican　National　Convention；　and　all　the　people

represented　in　it；　my　profoundest　thanks　for　the　high　honor　done　me；

which　you　now　formally　announce。　　Deeply　and　even　painfully　sensible

of　the　great　responsibility　which　is　inseparable　from　this　high

honora　responsibility　which　I　could　almost　wish　had　fallen　upon

some　one　of　the　far　more　eminent　men　and　experienced　statesmen　whose

distinguished　names　were　before　the　conventionI　shall；　by　your

leave；　consider　more　fully　the　resolutions　of　the　convention；

denominated　their　platform；　and　without　any　unnecessary　or

unreasonable　delay　respond　to　you；　Mr。　Chairman；　in　writingnot

doubting　that　the　platform　will　be　found　satisfactory；　and　the

nomination　gratefully　accepted。



And　now　I　will　not　longer　defer　the　pleasure　of　taking　you；　and　each

of　you；　by　the　hand。









ACCEPTANCE　OF　NOMINATION　AS　REPUBLICAN　CANDIDATE

　FOR　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES



TO　GEORGE　ASHMUN　AND　OTHERS。



SPRINGFIELD　　ILLINOIS；　May　23；　1860



HON。　GEORGE　ASHMUN；

President　of　Republican　National　Convention。



SIR：I　accept　the　nomination　tendered　me　by　the　convention　over

which　you　presided；　and　of　which　I　am　formally　apprised　in　the　letter

of　yourself　and　others；　acting　as　a　committee　of　the　convention　for

that　purpose。



The　declaration　of　principles　and　sentiments　which　accompanies　your

letter　meets　my　approval；　and　it　shall　be　my　care　not　to　violate　or

disregard　it　in　any　part。



Imploring　the　assistance　of　Divine　Providence；　and　with　due　regard　to

the　views　and　feelings　of　all　who　were　represented　in　the　convention；

to　the　rights　of　all　the　States　and　Territories　and　people　of　the

nation；　to　the　inviolability　of　the　Constitution；　and　the　perpetual

union；　harmony；　and　prosperity　of　allI　am　most　happy　to　co…operate

for　the　practical　success　of　the　principles　declared　by　the

convention。



Your　obliged　friend　and　fellow…citizen；



A。　LINCOLN。









To　C。　B。　SMITH。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　May　26；　1860。



HON。　C。　B。　SMITH。



MY　DEAR　SIR：…Yours　of　the　21st　was　duly　received；　but　have　found　no

time　until　now　to　say　a　word　in　the　way　of　answer。　　I　am　indeed　much

indebted　to　Indiana；　and；　as　my　home　friends　tell　me；　much　to　you

personally。　　Your　saying；　you　no　longer　consider　Ia。　a　doubtful　State

is　very　gratifying。　　The　thing　starts　well　everywheretoo　well；　I

almost　fear；　to　last。　　But　we　are　in；　and　stick　or　go　through　must　be

the　word。



Let　me　hear　from　Indiana　occasionally。



Your　friend；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









FORM　OF　REPLY　PREPARED　BY　MR。　LINCOLN；　WITH　WHICH　HIS　PRIVATE

SECRETARY　WAS　INSTRUCTED　TO　ANSWER　A　NUMEROUS　CLASS　OF　LETTERS　IN

THE　CAMPAIGN　OF　1860。



（Doctrine。）



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；　_______；　1860



DEAR　SIR：Your　letter　to　Mr。　Lincoln　of　and　by　which　you　seek　to

obtain　his　opinions　on　certain　political　points；　has　been　received　by

him。　　He　has　received　others　of　a　similar　character；　but　he　also　has

a　greater　number　of　the　exactly　opposite　character。　　The　latter　class

beseech　him　to　write　nothing　whatever　upon　any　point　of　political

doctrine。　　They　say　his　positions　were　well　known　when　he　was

nominated；　and　that　he　must　not　now　embarrass　the　canvass　by

undertaking　to　shift　or　modify　them。　　He　regrets　that　he　cannot

oblige　all；　but　you　perceive　it　is　impossible　for　him　to　do　so。



Yours；　etc。；



JNO。　J。　NICOLAY。









TO　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；

MAY　26；　1860



HON。　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



MY　DEAR　SIR：I　have　several　letters　from　you　written　since　the

nomination；　but　till　now　have　found　no　moment　to　say　a　word　by　way　of

answer。　　Of　course　I　am　glad　that　the　nomination　is　well　received　by

our　friends；　and　I　sincerely　thank　you　for　so　informing　me。　　So　far

as　I　can　learn；　the　nominations　start　well　everywhere；　and；　if　they

get　no　back…set；　it　would　seem　as　if　they　are　going　through。　　I　hope

you　will　write　often；　and　as　you　write　more　rapidly　than　I　do；　don't

make　your　letters　so　short　as　mine。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　S。　HAYCRAFT。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　June　4；　1860。



HON。　SAMUEL　HAYCRAFT。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Like　yourself　I　belonged　to　the　old　Whig　party　from　its

origin　to　its　close。　　I　never　belonged　to　the　American　party

organization；　nor　ever　to　a　party　called　a　Union　party；　though　I　hope

I　neither　am　or　ever　have　been　less　devoted　to　the　Union　than

yourself　or　any　other　patriotic　man。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









ABRAHAM　OR　〃ABRAM〃



TO　G。　ASHMUN。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。　　　June　4；　1860



HON。　GEORGE　ASHMUN。



MY　DEAR　SIR：It　seems　as　if　the　question　whether　my　first　name　is

〃Abraham〃　or　〃Abram〃　will　never　be　settled。　　It　is　〃Abraham；〃　and　if

the　letter　of　acceptance　is　not　yet　in　print；　you　may；　if　you　think

fit；　have　my　signature　thereto　printed　〃Abraham　Lincoln。〃　Exercise

your　judgment　about　this。



Yours　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









UNAUTHORIZED　BIOGRAPHY



TO　S。　GALLOWAY。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　June　19；　1860



HON。　SAM'L　GALLOWAY。



MY　DEAR　SIR：Your　very　kind　letter　of　the　15th　is　received。　　Messrs。

Follett；　Foster；　&　Co。's　Life　of　me　is　not　by　my　authority；　and　I

have　scarcely　been　so　much　astounded　by　anything；　as　by　their　public

announcement　that　it　is　authorized　by　me。　　They　have　fallen　into　some

strange　misunderstanding。　　I　certainly　knew　they　contemplated

publishing　a　biography；　and　I　certainly　did　not　object　to　their　doing

so；　upon　their　own　responsibility。　　I　even　took　pains　to　facilitate

them。　　But；　at　the　same　time；　I　made　myself　tiresome；　if　not　hoarse；

with　repeating　to　Mr。　Howard；　their　only　agent　seen　by　me；　my　protest

that　I　authorized　nothingwould　be　responsible　for　nothing。　　　How

they　could　so　misunderstand　me；　passes　comprehension。　　　As　a　matter

wholly　my　own；　I　would　authorize　no　biography；　without　time　and

opportunity　＇sic＇　to　carefully　examine　and　consider　every　word　of　it

and；　in　this　case；　in　the　nature　of　things；　I　can　have　no　such　time

and　Opportunity　＇sic＇。　　But；　in　my　present　position；　when；　by　the

lessons　of　the　past；　and　the　united　voice　of　all　discreet　friends；　I

can　neither　write　nor　speak　a　word　for　the　public；　how　dare　I　to　send

forth；　by　my　authority；　a　volume　of　hundreds　of　pages；　for

adversaries　to　make　points　upon　without　end？　Were　I　to　do　so；　the

convention　would　have　a　right　to　re…assemble　and　substitute　another

name　for　mine。



For　these　reasons；　I　would　not　look　at　the　proof　sheetsI　am

determined　to　maintain　the　position　of　＇sic＇　truly　saying　I　never　saw

the　proof　sheets；　or　any　part　of　their　work；　before　its　publication。



Now；　do　not　mistake　meI　feel　great　kindness　for　Messrs。　　F。；　F。；　&

Co。do　not　think　they　have　intentionally　done　wrong。　　There　may　be

nothing　wrong　in　their　proposed　bookI　sincerely　hope　there　will

not。　　I　barely　suggest　that　you；　or　any　of　the　friends　there；　on　the

party　account；　look　it　over；　and　exclude　what　you　may　think　would

embarrass　the　party　bearing　in　mind；　at　all　times；　that　I　authorize

nothingwill　be　responsible　for　nothing。



Your　friend；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。



＇The　custom　then；　and　it　may　be　a　good　one；　was　for　the　Presidential

candidate　to　do　no　personal　canvassing　or　speakingor　as　we　have　it

now　〃running　for　election。〃　　He　stayed　at　home　and　kept　his　mouth

shut。　　D。W。＇









TO　HANNIBAL　HAMLIN。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；　July　18；　1860。



HON。　HANNIBAL　HAMLIN。

MY　DEAR　SIR：It　appears　to