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(Copy of Letter from Bishop Elliott, July 24) (17) Beersheba Springs, July 24 [1858]
My dear Elliott:
Barney has written me that on the 19 he sent the maps off to Baltimore to be lithographed. It was by my instructions they were sent to Baltimore - they were sent by express. - He has friends in that city who will take pleasure, he informs me, in superintending the work, who are draftsmen and accustomed to such work. He instructed them in advance also, to get the stone ready for the work when it should arrive, so that I think as much dispatch as possible may be expected. 5000 copies are to be prepared, and they will be sent to you as soon as ready to be pasted in the address. I think I would wait for them before issuing the address as they would add greatly to its force.
I am requested by Col. Armfeld to say to you that he wishes to contribute as much as $200. towards increasing the number of copies of the address over and above the 5000. After the types are set and the lithography executed, an additional number of copies must be had at a small cost. He supposes 200$ should get out 5000 copies more. Be that as it may. Let his additional amount go as far as it can. He desires me to say, he will send you a check for that sume when ever you shall advise him you have occasion for it.
When you are ready for distributing it, I would get some one connected with the press to make you out a list of all the leading newspapers in the southern states - those of Kentucky and Virginia and Missouri as well, and also a large number of the leading papers friendly, probably, to our enterprise at the North, and have a copy of the address sent to each. Let them all get