Today's entry review is the two-page Lincoln spread that also showcases the 2 JFK vehicle photos which happen to be attached to a route of Kennedy's motorcade. The page to the left is Lincolns address to the Cabinet members in August 23, 1864 and the page to the right is Lincolns letter to John Bennett in Springfield, January 15, 1846, Again these pages based on the dates are out of order but are filler pages that I believe Ross MacDonald used to fill the gaps between Presidents.
The right page has the text duplicating mid-way through. Transcription is below:
Springfield, Jany. 15- 1846
Nathan Dresser is here, and speaks
as though the contest between Hardin & me is to be
doubtful in Menard county. I know he is candid,
and this alarms me some. I asked him to tell
me the names of the men that were going
strong for Hardin; he said Morris was about as
strong as any. Now tell me, is Morris going it
openly? You remember you wrote me, that he would
be neutral. Nathan also said that some man (who
he could not remember) had said lately, that Menard
county was again to decide the contest; and
that that made the contest very doubtful. Do you know who that was?
doubtful in Menard county. I know he is candid,
and this alarms me some. I asked him to tell
me the names of the men that were going
strong for Hardin; he said Morris was about as
strong as any. Now tell me, is Morris going it
openly? You remember you wrote me, that he would
be neutral. Nathan also said that some man (who
he could not remember) had said lately, that Menard
county was again to decide the contest; and
that that made the contest very doubtful. Do you know who that was?
Don't fail to write me instantly on receiving this, telling me all---, particularly the names of those who are going strong against me.
Yours as ever, A. LINCOLN