Major-General Benjamin F. Butler is exercising a great and dangerous influence at the Treasury Department. He has been employed in some case...

ONLY, NEAR ONANCOCK, VA., April 16, 1853. MY DEAR HUNTER: I thank you for yours of the 11th. I did not expect you would be able to tell me...

SHERWOOD FOREST, Dec. 14, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: I thank you most sincerely for your most eloquent and able speech, delivered before the good ...

Mr. Eames has returned and brings me word that O'Conor decides he will not break over his rule of trying no more jury cases. He therefor...

The glorious news of the capture of Fort Fisher came this morning. We had two or three telegrams from Porter and officers of the Navy and Ge...

April 27, 1861. Hon. Caleb Cushing. Sir , — Under the responsibilities of this hour, — remitted both as a man and a magistrate to the...

Storm. Agreed to be at Faneuil Hall and act as an officer of the meeting. Public meeting at Faneuil Hall. A grand affair. The crowd was ver...

washington , December 18, 1860. My Dear Sir: From common notoriety, I assume the fact that the State of South Carolina is now deliber...

charleston , December 20, 1860. Hon. W. H. Trescot. You are authorized and requested to withdraw my letter by Dr. Hamilton immedia...

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...