Letter from Alexis J. Goffan, guardian of Arthur B. Smith, requesting a copy of the discharge and death certificate of Smith's father.

Letter describing the recent debate over the reorganization of Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Law, and a vote on the unconstitutionality of the Compromise of 1850.

William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.

Letter regarding the commencement of building activities, including four brick stores and a cotton prep house.

Letter discussing Hitchcock's recent negotiations with the Bank of the United States.

Letter from laborer and carpenter working in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to his father. He describes the Carp River area, its natural resources in comparison to Wisconsin, his daily routine, and his prospects for work.

Letter by Mark Howard, insurance company president and Lincoln political appointee, describing his meeting in Chicago with Abraham Lincoln and other prominent Republicans shortly after Lincoln's election in 1860.

Letter discussing the dangers of the Whig Party becoming a sectional faction.

Primarily illegible letter regarding electoral politics.

Letter regarding an invoice that was previously enclosed.

Letter about the Lincoln-McClellan campaign by former Attorney General, Reverdy Johnson supporter of McClellan. Believing that Lincoln's actions on emancipation and other areas to be illegal, he states "I hope you can keep the case before the public.…

Contract guaranteeing James Garrard, the Governor of Kentucky, three thousand dollars.