has a great deal of that sort of mischief that is the offspring of such
animal spirits. Since I began this letter, a messenger came to tell me
Bob was lost; but by the time I reached the house his mother had found
him and had him whipped, and by now, very likely, he is run away again.
Mary has read your letter, and wishes to be remembered to Mrs. Speed and
you, in which I most sincerely join her.

As ever yours,
A. LINCOLN.




TO MORRIS AND BROWN

SPRINGFIELD, October 21, 1847.
MESSRS. MORRIS AND BROWN.

GENTLEMEN:--Your second letter on the matter of Thornton and others, came
to hand this morning. I went at once to see Logan, and found that he is
not engaged against you, and that he has so sent you word by Mr.
Butterfield, as he says. He says that some time ago, a young man (who he
knows not) came to him, with a copy of the affidavit, to engage him to
aid in getting the Governor to grant the warrant; and that he, Logan,
told the man, that in his opinion, the affidavit was clearly
insufficient, upon which the young man left, without making any
engagement with him. If the Governor shall arrive before I leave, Logan
and I will both attend to the matter, and he will attend to it, if he
does not come till after I leave; all upon the condition that the
Governor shall not have acted upon the matter, before his arrival here. I