Lincoln writes W. W. R. Woodbury and William Fithian, Danville, his opinion on legal questions involved in estate about which they inquired. In conclusion he warns: "Better mention this to W. H. Lamon, lest he should, unawares, commit me to the other side." Abraham Lincoln to W. W. R. Woodbury and William Fithian, 26 January 1854, CW, 2:210.