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Stranger tho' I am, personally, being a brother in the faith, I venture to write you. Yates can not come to your court next week. He is obliged to be at Pike court where he has a case, with a fee of $500, $200 already paid. To neglect it would be unjust to himself, and dishonest to his client. Harris will be with you, head up and tail up, for Nebraska. You must have some one to make
an anti-Nebraska speech. Palmer is the best, if you can get him, I think---Jo. Gillespie, if you can not get Palmer---and somebody anyhow, if you can get neither. But press Palmer hard. It is in his Senatorial District I believe. Yours &c A. LINCOLN---