Lincoln writes to Truman Smith, of Connecticut. Smith urged Lincoln to "speak out" against a group that called Lincoln "the undisguised enemy of the peace and safety of the Union." While he understands Smith's concern, Lincoln explains, "I could say nothing which I have not already said, and which is . . . open for the inspection of all. To press a repetition of this upon those who have listened, is useless; to press it upon those who have refused to listen . . . would be wanting in self-respect." Truman Smith to Abraham Lincoln, 7 November 1860, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Abraham Lincoln to Truman Smith, 10 November 1860, CW, 4:138-39.

He buys tonic and "Hair Balsam" at his drug store. Pratt, Personal Finances, 153.