To John T. Stuart1Jump to section
In relation to the Kinzie matter,2Jump to section I can say no more than this, that the check was taken from the Bank by you, and on the same day you made a note in our memorandum book, stating you had sent it by mail to Kinzie; but there is no memorandum concerning it at Irwin's3Jump to section Kinzie has ceased writing about it, and consequently I have some hope that he has received it.
We have had a convention for nominating candidates in this county. Baker4Jump to section was put on the track for the Senate, and Bradford,5Jump to section Brown6Jump to section of the Island Grove, Josiah Francis, Darnielle,7Jump to section & I for the House. Ninian8Jump to section was verry much hurt at not being nominated; but he has become tolerably well reconciled. I was much, verry much, wounded myself at his being left out. The fact is, the country delegates made the nominations as they pleased; and they pleased to make them all from the country, except Baker & me, whom they supposed necessary to make stump speeches. Old Col. Elkin9Jump to section is nominated for Sheriff. That's right.
The Locos have no candidates on the track yet, except Dick Taylor10Jump to section for the Senate. Last saturday he made a speech, and May11Jump to section answered him. The way May let the wind out of him, was a perfect wonder. The court room was verry full, and neither you nor I ever saw a crowd in this county so near all one side, and all feeling so good before. You will see a short account of it in the Journal.
LINCOLN
Japh. Ball12Jump to section has come out for Harrison. Ain't that a caution?
Annotation
[1] ALS, IHi
[2] Robert A. Kinzie. See n. 2, letter to Stuart, supra, December 23, 1839.
[3] Robert Irwin & Co., of Springfield, Illinois.
[4] Edward D.Baker.
[5] James M. Bradford.
[6] James N. Brown.
[7] John Darneille.
[8] Ninian W. Edwards.
[9] William F. Elkin.
[10] Edmund Dick Taylor.
[11] William L. May.
[12] Japhet A. Ball.