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Franklin County: Alexander K. McClure to Eli Slifer, August 6, 185x

Summary:
McClure writes Slifer on behalf of James M. Sellers, a potential candidate for State Senator.

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Confidential

August 6th

Repository & Whig Office
Chambersburg

Dear Colonel-

James M Sellers wishes his name mentioned in the "Chronicle" for Senator, and he and I will both esteem it a personal favor if you will have it done. I do not know that he will be a candidate, but he wishes to be in a safe line for it should circumstances seem to demand him to offer himself.

Mr Sellers contributed greatly to your nomination in 1851, and did much to sustain the nomination in the midst of threatened

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dis [unclear: ] of the mal-contents. He visited Lewistown twice prior to the selection of their conferees, once with myself, and earnestly urged the selection of confereees favorable to yourself.

He neither expects or desires you to take a stand for him, but he will be gratified if you will have his name mentioned in a brief article. This is all strictly confidential of course.

Yours Tr

AK McClure

Colonel Slifer