Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, Debates of Lincoln and Douglas: Carefully Prepared by the Reporters of Each Party at the times of their Delivery.

Mr. Douglas to Mr. Lincoln.

Dear Sir: Your letter, dated yesterday, accepting my proposition for a joint discussion at one prominent point in each Congressional District, as stated in my previous letter, was received this morning.

The times and places designated are as follows:

Ottawa, La Salle County	August 21st, 1858.
Freeport, Stephenson Country	August 27th, 1858.
Jonesboro, Union County	September 15th, 1858.
Charleston, Coles County	September 18th, 1858.
Galesburgh, Knox County	October 7th, 1858.
Quincy, Adams County	October 13th, 1858.
Alton, Madison County	October 15th, 1858.

I agree to your suggestion that we shall alternately open and close the discussion. I will speak at Ottawa one hour, you can reply, occupying an hour and a half, and I will then follow for half an hour. At Freeport, you shall open the discussion and speak one hour, I will follow for an hour and a half, and you can then reply for half an hour. We will alternate in like manner in each successive place.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Mr. Lincoln to Mr. Douglas

Hon. S. A. Douglas-Dear Sir: Yours of yesterday, naming places, times and terms, for joint discussions between us, was received this morning. Although, by the terms, as you propose, you take four openings and closes, to my three, I accede, and thus close the arrangement, I direct this to you at Hillsboro, and shall try to have both your letter and this appear in the Journal and Register of Monday morning. Your obedient servant,