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Lincoln, Robert Conover, and William G. Jeter locate road from Watkins' Mill [ten miles northwest of New Salem] northeast to Huron and then north and east to county boundary in direction of Pekin. Lincoln writes on plat, "make us an allowance for one day and a half each." IHi—Original.



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Lincoln draws up plat of road begun day before. He signs names of Conover and Jeter as other road viewers. IHi—Original.



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[Lincoln, Conover, and Jeter are allowed $1.50 each for services in viewing and locating road. County Commissioners' Record D, 248-49.]



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Lincoln writes to the editor of Springfield's Sangamo Journal newspaper and announces his intention to run for re-election to Illinois's House of Representatives. Lincoln writes, "I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burthens. Consequently I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms, (by no means excluding females.) If elected, I shall consider the whole people of Sangamon my constituents, as well those that oppose, as those that support me. . . . I shall be governed by their will, on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is; and upon all others, I shall do what my own judgment teaches me will best advance their interests." Sangamo Journal (Springfield, IL), 18 June 1836, 2:3; Abraham Lincoln to the Editor of the Sangamo Journal , 13 June 1836, CW, 1:48.



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Lincoln draws up plat of Albany, town three miles west of present city of Lincoln, for John Wright and John Donavan. He lays out public square and seven blocks divided east and west by Meridian Street, and north and south by First, Second, and Third Streets. Each lot is 66′ × 124′. Deed Book J, 271; CW, 1:opposite 49.



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Illinois State Representative Lincoln, writes to Springfield businessman Robert Allen regarding an assertion that Allen is "in possession of a fact or facts, which, if known to the public, would entirely destroy the prospects of N[inian] W. Edwards and myself at the ensuing election." Lincoln advises, "through favour to us, you should forbear to divulge them." He adds, "I here assure you, that the candid statement of facts, on your part, however low it may sink me, shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us." Abraham Lincoln to Robert Allen, 21 June 1836, CW, 1:48-49.


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            <date value='1836-06-01'>Wednesday, June 1, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln, Robert Conover, and William G. Jeter locate road from Watkins'
            Mill [ten miles northwest of New Salem] northeast to Huron and then north and east to
            county boundary in direction of Pekin. Lincoln writes on plat, "make us an allowance for
            one day and a half each."<bibl default='NO'>IHi&#8212;Original.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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            <date value='1836-06-02'>Thursday, June 2, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln draws up plat of road begun day before. He signs names of Conover
            and Jeter as other road viewers.<bibl default='NO'>IHi&#8212;Original.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1836-06-07'>Tuesday, June 7, 1836.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Lincoln, Conover, and Jeter are allowed $1.50 each for services in viewing
            and locating road.<bibl default='NO'>County Commissioners' Record D,
               248-49.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

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  <date value='1836-06-13'>Monday, June 13, 1836.</date> 
  <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
  <p> Lincoln writes to the editor of Springfield's <name>Sangamo Journal</name>
  newspaper and announces his intention to run for re-election to Illinois's
  House of Representatives. Lincoln writes, "I go for all sharing the privileges
  of the government, who assist in bearing its burthens. Consequently I go for
  admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms, (by
  no means excluding females.) If elected, I shall consider the whole people of
  Sangamon my constituents, as well those that oppose, as those that support me.
  . . . I shall be governed by their will, on all subjects upon which I have the
  means of knowing what their will is; and upon all others, I shall do what my
  own judgment teaches me will best advance their interests."<bibl default='NO'>
  <title>Sangamo Journal</title> (Springfield, IL), 18 June 1836, 2:3;
  <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A76' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to the Editor of the
  <title>Sangamo Journal</title> </xref>, 13 June 1836,
  <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:48.</bibl> </p> </div2>

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            <date value='1836-06-16'>Thursday, June 16, 1836.</date>
            <place key='' teiForm='name'>Albany, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln draws up plat of Albany, town three miles west of present city of
            Lincoln, for John Wright and John Donavan. He lays out public square and seven blocks
            divided east and west by Meridian Street, and north and south by First, Second, and
            Third Streets. Each lot is 66&#8242; &#215; 124&#8242;.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Deed Book J</title>, 271; <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:opposite 49.</bibl>
         </p>
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            <date value='1836-06-21'>Tuesday,
  June 21, 1836.</date> 
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p>Illinois State Representative Lincoln, writes to Springfield
  businessman Robert Allen regarding an assertion that Allen is "in possession of
  a fact or facts, which, if known to the public, would entirely destroy the
  prospects of N[inian] W. Edwards and myself at the ensuing election." Lincoln
  advises, "through favour to us, you should forbear to divulge them." He adds,
  "I here assure you, that the candid statement of facts, on your part, however
  low it may sink me, shall never break the tie of personal friendship between
  us." <bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A77' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Robert
  Allen</xref>, 21 June 1836, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:48-49.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

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