Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Chapman, A. H. 'A. H. Chapman to William H. Herndon' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
Persistent link to this document: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/file.php?file=herndon134.html

Note from page 134: 1. Squire Hall, half-brother of Dennis Hanks, married Matilda Johnston on September 14, 1826.

Note from page 134: 2. Chapman had just been appointed agent to the Flathead Indians in Montana. Richard Yates (1815 — 73), the junior U.S. senator from Illinois, had favored another candidate.

Note from page 134: 3. Damned big interest.