To Trumbull Lincoln writes letter prompted by recent article hinting at rivalry between them. "Any effort to put enmity between you and me, is as idle as the wind. . . . I can not conceive it possible for me to be a rival of yours, or to take sides against you in favor of any rival." Abraham Lincoln to Lyman Trumbull, 3 February 1859, CW, 3:355-56.

Lincoln deposits $50 at his bank. Marine Bank Ledger.