I left
Washington on the 31st ult. on an official visit to the several navy yards.
Have a good report of affairs during my absence. Met the members of the Cabinet
with the exception of Stanton at the regular meeting. All glad to see me, — none
more so than the President, who cordially and earnestly greeted me. I have been
less absent than any other member and was therefore perhaps more missed. Had a
call from Admiral Farragut of a most cheerful and friendly character. Also from
Commodore Pennock from Cairo.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 1: 1861 – March 30,
1864, p. 431
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