WASHINGTON, D.C., April
12, 1865 — 9 a.m.
Major-General WEITZEL,
Richmond, Va.:
I have seen your dispatch to Colonel Hardie about the matter
of prayers. I do not remember hearing prayers spoken of while I was in
Richmond, but I have no doubt you have acted in what appeared to you to be the
spirit and temper manifested by me while there. Is there any sign of the rebel
legislature coming together on the understanding of my letter to you? If there
is any such sign inform me what it is. If there is no such sign you may
withdraw the offer.
A. LINCOLN.
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. 724
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