Every body here is delighted with the rencontre at Ottowa–2 I shall expect you as my guest, at your meeting here, on 4^th Sept^r[September] unless the committee make other arrangements–3

Sam Parks & M^r Hanna, went to Mackinaw Town & little Mackinaw last Friday & Sat–[Saturday] Major Cullom was delighted with the meeting and with Parks– Hanna says. Sam “done elegantly”– An appointment for Pekin Thursday. night, was made by Sam. at great inconvenience to himself– Pickett & others from Pekin were at Mackinaw & insisted & he consented– Hanna & Sam are both of opinion— that the meetings resulted in good— also they think— that Major Cullom can get all the votes in the Mackinaw Country— & that many will vote for him that will vote for nobody else–4

I have written to Jones— what they say & urged Jones to industry in circulating notice of meeting &^c[etc] for 30^th=5 At Clinton, on the 2^nd there is to be a Barbecue– I think you may expect a rousing meeting there–6 Whitney writes me in glowing colors, about the Ottowa meeting– I think Douglass in palming off the Aurora resolution is a D__[Damned] D__7 Pour hot shot into Douglass all the time–8 Attack him, through his whole record.– In this way alone, can the people, see through him

I wrote to Bill Herndon, to go to Pekin, with Parks. If If there was any fighting to do there, he can lend a hand.9