August 21, 1863.
The draft, so far as the drawing of the names, appears to
have passed off quietly in New York, but the tug will be when they attempt to
secure the men. As, however, the Councils have appropriated money enough to buy
off all the quota from the city, I should think the difficulty might be
avoided.
I had a visit to-day from Mason Norvell, whom you may
remember in Detroit. He was just from Detroit, and brought me many messages
from my friends there, and said I could not realize how much they thought of me
in Detroit.
I don't think you need fear my becoming a politician, and I
believe such persons will let me alone so long as I am successful, or do not
meet with any disaster; and if I am unlucky, it will not make much difference
what my sentiments are; I shall have to go by the board.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 144
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