Jesse W.Fell, of Bloomington, Illinois, Lincoln wrote a sketch of himself to be used during the campaign of 1860.

In a note which accompanied the sketch he said: "Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested.

There is not much to it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me.

If anything be made out of it I wish it to be modest and not to go beyond the material." The letter is as follows: I was born Feb.

12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky.