NEw YoRK, Metropolitan Hotel, 21st April, 1861
MY DEAR GENERAL: I am happy that you are where you are, but
regret that I am not at Washington to welcome you and yr. troops. Before
leaving I proposed to the Secretary of War that you should occupy the Senate
Chamber. But my present purpose is to offer to you to the full extent of my
power the use of my committee-room, that of For. Relations. You will find a
pleasant sofa, which will make an excellent couch for a soldier, and other
conveniences, with maps and books on the law of Nations, all at your service.
I assure you that when I return to it I shall have especial
satisfaction in knowing that this room has been turned to so good a use. Use
it, then, as your own, and believe me, dear General,
Ever faithfully
yours,
CHARLES SUMNER
Should there be any question, please show this letter to the
officers of the Senate, and I am sure they will do all they can to make you
comfortable.
SOURCE: Jessie Ames Marshall, Editor, Private and
Official Correspondence of Gen. Benjamin F. Butler During the Period of the
Civil War, Volume 1: April 1860 – June 1862, p. 21
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