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Object Name |
Letter |
Date |
1856/10/07 |
Catalog Number |
pp 69 |
Description |
Colfax to Charles M. Heaton, Sr., Webster Settlement, Indiana, Oct. 7, 1856 Discusses speaking engagements, especially confrontation of his opponent Stuart at New Carlisle and the appearance of House Speaker Banks. |
Title |
Colfax Collection, Letter Colfax to Charles M. Heaton, Sr., Webster Settlement, Indiana, Oct. 7, 1856 |
Collection |
Colfax Collection |
Credit line |
Gift of C. M. Heaton |
People |
Colfax, Schuyler Heaton, Charles M. Banks, Nathaniel Prentice |
Transcription |
PP 69 23.119 October 7, 1856 Colfax to Heaton Sr. / Speaking engagements Page One Watermark upper left corner Webster settlement (1856) between Union Mills & Westville Tues morning, Oct 7 Dear Squire, Will you take my dirty shirts out of that canvas bag & have them sent to Mrs. Morgan's to be washed. I have enough other clean clothing, but can't get along without shirts. We had a good time at Union Mills yesterday - a large crowd - & when I concluded, most enthusiastic cheering. I asked Stuart yesterday morning whether he was going to be at New Carlisle. He said certainly he would be there or have a substitute. I told him no substitute would be accepted by me - that it was the only place in the Co. where he had consented to meet me & he must do it. He said if he was well, he would be there sure. I notice that Fitch is advertised to speak at Union Mills Friday, which looks as if Stuart had contracted to have him in this part of the Dist., Thursday, Friday & Saturday. If Banks doesn't speak at South Bend, I hope a good delegation will go from there Page Two to LaPorte to hear him. Never mind my Mish appointment for that day. I will fill it alone easy enough. I suspect Banks has forgotten in which Co. I lived, LaPorte or St. Jos, & selected the former as the most central of the Northern Co., in my Dist. I shall be delighted however, if he has made an appointment for S. Bend on Friday, but I fear not. Stuart & I speak at Mich City tomorrow, Wednesday, - Thursday evening Wier & others speak - Friday a German speech by Schneider of Chicago - Saturday evening Banks speaks there - Monday evening, Dr. Egan (Irish) speaks. And all over the Co. they are having Freemont meetings this week at all the school houses. In this ???, they have 4 speeches this week, one in each school Dist. So, you see, they are doing it up here splendidly - really throwing us in St. Joe in the shack. Yours ever Schuyler Transcribed by Linda C. Deaton 11/2022 |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Year Range from |
1856 |