Your letter of the 2nd. was received last night. I went this morning to the folding room, and made enquiry for the documents you desire. They told me (what I had forgot) that our House has ordered the printing of 10.000 copies of Emory's and Abert's reports2Open page together, and that 8 copies for each member will be ready in about two weeks. The first lot I receive, I will provide you and Mr. Harkness3Open page out of. I was very glad to receive your letter, and shall be pleased at any time to have another. We have the news here, that Shields4Open page was nominated for the Senate, from which we infer, that he was elected, as a matter of course. How do you suppose this, as a fruit of the glorious Mexican war, tastes to Breese, McClernand5Open page et al?. Do you suppose they are in a mood of blessing the war about now?
Write me again. Yours as ever--- A. LINCOLN