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

[May 8, 1860.] Yesterday a black man was kidnapped from this place, which set the people in some commotion, but the real abolitionists ...

Columbus , May 30, [ I860. ] My Dear Sir , Your letter of the 22d reached me some days ago and I thank you for it. I have never doubted...

Columbus, Feb. 14, I860. Dear Sumner , Your congratulations, if not among the first, were by no means the least welcome; for I know th...

Columbus , Dec 18, [1859.] Dear Spooner : From what you say in yours of the 14th, I infer you had not received mine previously written ...

Very little done at the Cabinet. Stanton, Usher, and myself were the only ones present. Some general talk and propositions. Last night the ...

WILLIAM PENN CLARKE was born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 1, 1817. At the age of fourteen he went to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and learn...

At Seward’s to-night we met Capt. Schultz who showed very bad taste by alluding to the Chicago Convention and Seward. The President told a ...

Harrisburg, 27 Nov. 1860. Hon. Leonard Swett, Dear Sir, From some things that occurred when I was at Springfield, my mind has sin...

West Chester Pa: Jany: 9. 1861 Dear Sir Nothing short of considerations of imperative duty could induce me to trouble you with a lett...

Bloomington Nov 30, 1860 Dear Lincoln I received, yesterday the enclosed letter from Sanderson I suppose it was intended for your e...

Newton Jasper Co. Ills March 27th 1860 Hon. A. Lincoln Honored & Dear Sir I have been highly delighted at Seeing the perfec...

Republican Office Knoxville, Ill. Feb. 3d, 1860 Hon. A. Lincoln Sir – I enclose you an article, written by Davidson, and published ...

Lawrence Feby 6th 1860 Dear Lincoln Trumbull says in a Letter, that I recd yesterday, that he would be glad to serve me in any way he...

Springfield, Ills– Mar–16, 1860 Dear Delahay– I have just returned from the East. Before leaving, I received your letter of Feb. 6; a...

Washington , April 29, 1859. Dear Weed , — The southern and western politicians have habits and usages different from ours. They come u...

Newark. N J. Jan 12. 1861 Hon. Abraham Lincoln. My Dear Sir. Having been a delegate from this State to Chicago, I take the liber...

Milton Pa. Nov. 19. 1860 Hon Abraham Lincoln Dear Sir For reasons that you will appreciate, I have not written to you since your ...

State of Iowa Senate Chamber, Des Moines, Iowa, Feb 25, 1860. Dear Sir I wrote you immediately after the Convention. As near as I...

Keokuk Dec 27 th 1859 My Dear Sir Our State Convention comes off soon probably too Soon for the appointment of delegates to the Nati...