A.M. Heath letter : Hudson, Ill., to Lizzie, 1860 Sept. 4.

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A.M. Heath letter : Hudson, Ill., to Lizzie, 1860 Sept. 4.

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Handwritten letter from a woman on her way to live in Decatur, Illinois. Contains mostly news of her being sick and recovering with the help of a doctor, the prices of agricultural crops, description of Decatur, etc. Referring to the presidential election in 1860 she describes the political climate in Illinois thusly, "I never saw so much political excitement [and] enthusiasm in my life. Democrats are daily leaving their party, [Abraham] Lincoln will positively carry the state, most men say by more than twenty-thousand majority. The [Stephen A.] Douglas men can't get up a decent meeting in this county [McLean County, Illinois]."

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