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Emanuel Stover to Abraham Lincoln, 2 September 18581
Cherry Grove, Carroll Co, Ill–
Sep 2d 1858–Hon Abraham LincolnDear Sir–
I have here written to you, to get your opinion in regard to certain questions which I hope you will answer–2 I have sent the same to S. A. Douglass, to see what answers he will give. Please answer immediately.3
Yours TrulyE. Stover–
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CHERRY GROVE ILL.[ILLINOIS]
SEP[SEPTEMBER] 2Hon Abraham Lincoln–SpringfieldIll–
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E. Stover4
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E. Stover.5
1Emanuel Stover wrote and signed this letter, including the address on the envelope.
2Stover penned a list of questions for Abraham Lincoln, dated September 1, 1858 and possibly enclosed in this letter, regarding the latter’s positions on slavery. Lincoln was at this time running against incumbent Democrat Stephen A. Douglas to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate. See 1858 Illinois Republican Convention; 1858 Federal Election.
Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), 1:457-85.
3Stover wrote Lincoln again on October 5, 1858 to thank him for his response to the questions referenced in this letter. Such an answer by Lincoln has not been located. Stover reported that Douglas failed to respond to his queries.
4Lincoln wrote this docketing.
5Lincoln wrote this docketing.

Autograph Letter Signed, 2 page(s), Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress (Washington, DC).