WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, March
24, 1865—4.30 p.m.
The PRESIDENT,
City Point:
I was glad to hear your safe arrival at Fortress Monroe, and
hope that by this time you and Mrs. Lincoln have reached General Grant's
headquarters in health and comfort. Nothing new has transpired here. Your
tormentors have taken wings and departed. Mr. Whiting, solicitor of the
Department, has tendered his resignation, which, with your permission, I will
accept. From absence and ill-health he has been of no service for many months.
What does General Grant say about Mr. Yeatman? The weather here is cold, windy,
and very disagreeable, so that I think you went to the Sunny South in good
time. I would be glad to receive a telegram from you dated at Richmond before
your return. Compliments to Mrs. Lincoln.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 96-7
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