, , Cook Co., IL, to JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 27 Mar. 1843; handwriting of ; docket in handwriting of ; seven pages; JS Materials, CCLA.
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time you will perceive there is nothing that can be done in this :— At present you must direct your attention to — I would advise that you send them an intelligent and faithfull agent, to see that competent and inf[l]uential counsel are employed, that they attend the court, and see to the getting the venue changed, and the trial postponed long enough to enable you to procure all the testimony necessary for his defence— this is all that can be done at present, I wish you would have a copy of the Indictme[n]t sent to you and also a statement of the facts upon which the prosecution can prove to support the Indictment. and the names of their witnesses— you will then be able to ascertain what facts you can prove on the defence, after having laid out this platform you can be able to make some calculation of what the result of the trial will be— [p. 6]