There was no
Cabinet-session. The President is not yet well. Seward and Speed are absent.
Stanton, I hear, is sick. Captain Drayton is very low. I called to see him this
P.M. and fear he cannot survive. He is aware of the probable result of his
illness but is calm, composed, resigned, and firm. Obviously he is prepared for
the great summons, but is surprised that it is so suddenly and unexpectedly
made. He said to me he could in no way account for it from his diet, habit,
from any indulgence or care, or the want of it.
SOURCE: Gideon
Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and
Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 — December 31, 1866, p. 352
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