<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-01'>Wednesday, October 1, 1856.</date>
            <place key='' teiForm='name'>En route</place> to <place key='38.8833, -90.1833' teiForm='name'>Alton, IL</place>.
</dateline>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-02'>Thursday, October 2, 1856.</date>
            <place key='38.8833, -90.1833' teiForm='name'>Alton, IL</place> and <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
State Fair, in progress at Alton, is occasion for large Fremont 
demonstration. Lincoln speaks in afternoon to audience in front of 
Presbyterian Church. "He made, as he always does, an earnest, 
argumentative, patriotic and exceedingly able speech." After 
Lincoln's speech, meeting adjourns until evening, but he leaves for 
home on evening train.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Chicago Journal</title>, 6 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-03'>Friday, October 3, 1856.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
In <name type='case'>Gray v. French</name>, pending in Supreme Court, 
Lincoln makes and files affidavit concerning paternity of child. He 
also writes and files assignment of errors.
<bibl default='NO'>Privately owned.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-04'>Saturday, October 4, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.5167, -89.4833' teiForm='name'>Tremont, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Republicans have announced that Lincoln will speak, and he presumably does so.
<bibl default='NO'>Peoria Weekly Republican, 3 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1856-10-06'>Monday, October 6, 1856.</date> 
            <place key='40.5667, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Pekin,
  IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln, representing respondent, writes and files
  answer of Thomas Snell in partition suit of <name type='case' key='L01151'>Prettyman v. Snell</name> in Tazewell Circuit Court. 
  <bibl default='NO'>Files.</bibl> 
         </p>
         <p> Lincoln collects $50 fee in <name type='case'>Harris Lime Rock Co. v. Harris</name>. <bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-07'>Tuesday, October 7, 1856.</date>
            <place key='41.3333, -88.8333' teiForm='name'>Ottawa, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Fremont mass meeting is held in afternoon. Lincoln and Trumbull speak 
at one stand, Lovejoy and Bross at another, and German orators at 
third. After speaking, crowd enjoys meal provided by citizens. Yates 
speaks at courthouse in evening.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Chicago Journal</title>, 8 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-08'>Wednesday, October 8, 1856.</date>
            <place key='41.5167, -88.0667' teiForm='name'>Joliet, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Fremont rally draws large crowd. Speakers address crowd from four 
stands. At stand No. One, Trumbull leads off. "Mr. Lincoln succeeded 
him in a speech that echoed the universal heart, while the stands 
two, three and four were also invested with listening crowds, that 
ever and anon, sent up a chorus of cheers, like the first full notes 
of victory."
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Chicago Journal</title>, 9 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-09'>Thursday, October 9, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.6833, -89.5833' teiForm='name'>Peoria, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Morning processions mark opening of Republican rally. Trumbull, 
Lincoln, and Bross speak in afternoon. Democratic paper, attempting 
to scatter discord, remarks that "Mr. Trumbull's speech contrasted 
very unfavorably with that of Lincoln, and made some of the 
Republicans regret the bargain which sent Trumbull to the senate 
instead of Lincoln."
<bibl default='NO'>Peoria Press, 15 October 1856; <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A404' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Speech at Peoria, Illinois</xref>, 9 October 1856, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:379.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-11'>Saturday, October 11, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.6833, -89.5833' teiForm='name'>Peoria, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
[Lincoln's account with John Williams &amp; Co. is charged $1 for 
pair of slippers, and his drug store account is debited 15&#162; for 
pills.
<bibl default='NO'>Pratt, <title corresp='books_Pratt3'>Personal Finances</title>, 148, 151.</bibl>]
</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-13'>Monday, October 13, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.1500, -88.9500' teiForm='name'>Clinton, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Republicans mark opening of DeWitt Circuit Court with political 
rally. "The day was cold, gloomy, windy and dusty, and in 
consequence, the procession, though respectable in numbers, was not 
what it otherwise would have been. Speeches were made in the 
afternoon and evening by Judge Scott, Judge Dickey, Hon. A. Lincoln, 
L. Swett, Esq., L. Weldon, Esq., of Clinton, and Mr. Rosette of 
Springfield."
<bibl default='NO'>Bloomington Pantagraph, 22 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-15'>Wednesday, October 15, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.1500, -88.9500' teiForm='name'>Clinton, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
[Cases involving Lincoln are called in DeWitt Circuit Court, but 
record does not show that he takes part.]
</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-18'>Saturday, October 18, 1856.</date>
            <place key='38.5167, -89.9833' teiForm='name'>Belleville, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln, Trumbull, Koerner, Bissell, and others address Republican 
meeting. "The palm . . . belongs to Mr. Lincoln; his was the speech 
of the day," Republican newspaper comments. Democratic paper jibes at 
him for closing his speech with remark, "God bless the Dutch."
<bibl default='NO'>Belleville Advocate (R), 22 October 1856; St. Clair Tribune 
(D), 25 October 1856; <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A405' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Speech at Belleville, Illinois</xref>, 18 October 1856, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:379-80.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1856-10-20'>Monday, October 20, 1856.</date> 
            <place key='40.1000, -88.2000' teiForm='name'>Urbana,
  IL</place>. </dateline>
         <p> Lincoln writes court order dismissing 
  <name type='case' key='L01448'>Spink v. Chiniquy</name> by agreement. 
  <bibl default='NO'>Herndon-Weik Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl> 
         </p>
         <p> Lincoln addresses evening meeting at courthouse. "He directed his remarks,
  for the most of the time, to the subject of the constitutionality of
  Congressional legislation upon the subject of slavery in the territories, and
  showed from a long line of illustrious precedents in legislation that it is
  proper and has been practiced by those who made the Constitution." <bibl default='NO'>Urbana
  Union, 23 October 1856.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-21'>Tuesday, October 21, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.1000, -88.2000' teiForm='name'>Urbana, IL</place> and <place key='40.1000, -88.2333' teiForm='name'>West Urbana, IL (Champaign)</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln writes bond for costs in <name type='case' key='L01465'>Warner v. Nisewander</name>.
<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
He writes Abraham Jonas that he cannot be at Quincy on 23rd&#8212;he 
is so "hobbled" with case that he cannot leave.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A406' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to Abraham Jonas</xref>, 21 October 1856, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:380.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p>
In evening Lincoln, Swett, and Hogg speak at meeting in West Urbana. 
"We were not present but understand much interest and enthusiasm were 
manifested by the entire audience."
<bibl default='NO'>Urbana Union, 23 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-22'>Wednesday, October 22, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.1000, -88.2000' teiForm='name'>Urbana, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
At fall term of court "attendance of legal gentlemen was pretty 
large, including the following gentlemen: A. McWilliams and Hon. A. 
Lincoln, of Springfield; Messrs. Swett and Packard of Bloomington," 
and others.
<bibl default='NO'>Urbana Union, 23 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-23'>Thursday, October 23, 1856.</date>
            <place key='40.2500, -89.2333' teiForm='name'>Atlanta, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Republican rally is held. "The procession was a large and fine one, 
with an abundance of flags and banners, and the Mt. Pulaski brass 
band was on hand with some good music. As many of the crowd as could 
hear, assembled in Union Hall, and were eloquently addressed by Mr. 
Bromwell, candidate for Congress and Fremont Elector for the 
District, and Hon. A. Lincoln." Lincoln speaks again in evening.
<bibl default='NO'>Bloomington Pantagraph, 5 November 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-27'>Monday, October 27, 1856.</date>
            <place key='39.6000, -90.8000' teiForm='name'>Pittsfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln addresses Republican meeting. "It was decidedly the largest 
gathering of people that ever occurred here. It was at least twice as 
large as the late Douglas demonstration. Lincoln and Trumbull were 
both here and made telling speeches."
<bibl default='NO'>Pittsfield Free Press, 30 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-28'>Tuesday, October 28, 1856.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Lincoln sends apologies to J. M. Ruggles of Havana for not attending 
Republican meeting there today. He has just returned from Pike County.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln2;node=lincoln2%3A407' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to James M. Ruggles</xref>, 28 October 1856, <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 2:380.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-29'>Wednesday, October 29, 1856.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Herndon makes principal speech at Freemont and Bissell meeting held 
at courthouse. "After Mr. H. concluded, he was followed by a brief 
speech from the Hon. A. Lincoln, who made a candid appeal to every 
opponent of the sham Democracy to cast his vote for Fremont and 
Dayton, Bissell and Wood, and the whole Anti-Nebraska ticket."
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois State Journal</title>, 30 October 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1856-10-31'>Friday, October 31, 1856.</date>
            <place key='39.8000, -89.6333' teiForm='name'>Springfield, IL</place>.
</dateline>
         <p>
Yates addresses another Republican meeting at courthouse. After more 
than two hours, "Mr. Lincoln followed in his usual happy and forcible 
manner."
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Illinois State Journal</title>, 1 November 1856.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>