Oh, I didn’t mean to attribute selfish motives to you. I did ask you for an honest opinion, & got it, & was perfectly satisfied with it & cheerfully acted upon it. Since which the subject hasn’t entered my mind once, but was dropped, & permanently.Ⓐemendation All I wanted to know was,Ⓐemendation whether to do or not do the thing I had in mind1explanatory note —it didn’t cost a pang to give it up.

Say, for instanceⒶemendation—I have a brother about Ⓐemendation45—an old & able writer & editor. He is night editor of the Daily St Louis Democrat, & is gradually Ⓐemendationputting his eyes out at it. He has served Ⓐemendationfour years as Secretary of State of Nevada, having Ⓐemendationbeen appointed to the place by Mr. Lincoln—Ⓐemendationhe had all the financial affairs of the Territory in his hands during that time & came out with the name of an able, honest & every way competent officer. He is well read in law, & I think understands book-keeping. He is a very valuable man for any sort of office work, but not worth a cent outside as a business man. Now I would like to get him out of night-work but haven’t any other sort to offer him myself. Have you got a place for him at $100 or $150 a month, in your em office? Or has your brother?2explanatory note Let me hear from you shortly, & do try & see if you can’t give him such a place.

I am very sorry to hear of your sickness, indeed, but am always expecting it, you work & drive & hurry so.

When is your paper coming out? Did you ever receive the article I sent you for it from Fredonia? Tell me.3explanatory note