urged by Mississippi to secede, [188];

refuses to furnish Lincoln troops, [255];

finally secedes, [269].

Offut, Denton, sends Lincoln to New Orleans with a cargo, i. [16];

makes Lincoln manager of a store, [18];

brags of Lincoln's abilities, [18];

fails and moves away, [20].

Oglesby, Governor R.J.,

presides over Illinois Republican Convention, i. [162].