Franklin County: Alexander K. McClure to Eli Slifer,
October 13, 1864
Summary:
McClure's letter expresses confidence that he will win in the upcoming election
for the Pennsylvania state legislature.
McClure & Stoner,
Publishers
Franklin Repository
Office,
Chambersburg, Pa.
Oct 13, 1864
Chambersburg, Pa.
Dear Sir,
Please speak to Mr Espy and engage the best room she has for me this winter. Mrs McClure will be with me most of the time, & I will of course want the best accomodations I can get. Would like a front room on the second floor if possible. Please speak to Mrs Espy at once on the subject before her rooms are taken. I do not care so much about the price as about making Mrs McC comfortable.
We had a desperate [unclear: cented] in this county. We
[unclear: Democrats] stiffened up [unclear: fearfully]
within ten days before the election. They
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thought they had a chance
to defeat me, & they exhausted themselves to do it. I gained some 300 in
the county, and have a majority of about 70 in the district [unclear: in the home
vote.] I will have from 200 to 300 in the full vote.
I infer from the reports that [illeg.] is beaten in the home vote & Hains & Hall also. I telegraphed Curtin to mark for me the seat occupied by Cochran last winter & if that was taken to mark the one along side of it. Please see that it is done. If both are taken mark a good seat for me next to one of the aisles.
Yours T
AKMcClure
Hon Eli Slifer
