Somewhat uneasy about New York, Lincoln writes to Thurlow Weed. "There will be the most extraordinary effort ever made, to carry New-York for Douglas. You, and all others who write me from your state, think the effort can not succeed; and I hope you are right; still it will require close watching, and great effort on the other side." He asks Senator James F. Simmons if Rhode Island is safe, having received letter about money pouring in for Douglas. Abraham Lincoln to Thurlow Weed, 17 August 1860, CW, 4:97-98; Abraham Lincoln to James F. Simmons, 17 August 1860, CW, 4:97.