SHERWOOD FOREST, January 19, 1860. MY DEAR ROBERT: To-day the General Assembly give a complimentary dinner to Gov. Wise, and I have been i...

SHERWOOD FOREST, May 30, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: I owe you many thanks for your kind recollection of me at all times, and more especially of la...

WASHINGTON, 13th June, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Do you wish me to place the letter of Captain Maddox to yourself on file? Also that of Mr. Ivers...

VILLA MARGARET, 1 July 22, 1860. MY DEAR ROBERT: . . . We begin to have more numerous calls by visitors to this region, and I become dail...

VILLA MARGARET, August 14, 1860. DEAR ROBERT: The country is undoubtedly in an alarming condition. While I think you are too bitter on Dou...

Slight rain in the morning. There is an ugly rumor on the streets to-day—disaster to Gen. Hood, and the fall of Atlanta. I cannot trace it...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 1860 . . . I don't remember what I said in my postscript, which seems to have affected you so much, but in all y...

LOUISIANA STATE SEMINARY OF LEARNING AND MILITARY ACADEMY, Alexandria, Aug. 30, 1860. SIR: . . . Altho' nothing new has transpired here,...

. . . Though Lincoln's opinions on slavery are as radical as those of Seward, yet southern men, if they see a chance of his success, wil...

LOUISIANA STATE SEMINARY of Learning and Military Academy,           Alexandria, May 11, 1860. DEAR TOM: I have received one or two Leavenwo...

The New York World , in commenting on the Niagra correspondence, closes an article as follows: We are convinced that there is no sinceri...

The Copperhead press out west bloviated in favor of peace, and, and endorsed the Peace Commissioners and the peace programme of the loafin...

[ Baltimore , June 17, 1860.] Your kind favor of the 15th is at hand. I have no business requiring my presence in Boston at this time; ...

Private Washington City, June 5. 1860. My dear Sir, Your note of the 31st May, reached me a day or two since. I think your reserv...

Tremont House, Gage, Bro. & Drake, Proprietors Chicago, 10 P M May 13 th 1860 Hon A Lincoln My Dear Sir Since your Sprin...

Boston , May 29, 1860. . . . We go to Lunenburg on Friday. As soon as there I shall write out my observations on binocular vision, etc....

CHARLESTON, S. C., Steamer S.R. SPAULDING, Sunday, April 22, 1860 DEAR SARAH: We came here after a very pleasant passage of from Wednes...

New York , March 8, 1860. Friend Pike : I have bet you $20 on Douglas against the field. So far good. Now you say Seward will be our ma...

Washington , April 25, 1860. Our telegraphic advices from Charleston favor Douglas to-day. One can hardly realize that the once gr...

Shady Hill , 29 April, 1861. I wish we could have a long talk together. Your last note found its answer in my heart. Everything is goin...