Senator Doolittle took tea with me. He wished me to go with him to the President, where some friends were to assemble to consider and decide...

The President sent me a note this A.M. to call upon him this evening at eight. Although under the doctor's care and ordered to remain pe...

This being the anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln, the several Departments were closed by order of the President. Had a...

Took the President the executive order for the trial of Semmes. Found that he hesitated. Told him I had no feeling whatever in regard to it....

Washington Jan 8, 1861 Hon A Lincoln Dear Sir When Gen'l Cameron returned from Springfield he showed me your letter When the ...