THE season is excellent for military operations, such as any Napoleon could wish it. And we, lying not on our oars or arms, but in our beds,...

. . . Stopped at Law School on my way down, with Mr. Ruggles, and conferred a little with the graduating class. The young men have expressed...

St. Louis       Reached St Louis at 6 A. M. went to Planters House and had short interview with Gov Morgan of New York. Also met Judge Bates...

Washington, May 6, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—I think of dedicating each volume to some friend. Would that look like affectation? Public men and s...

Detailed as provost guard at Richmond. This is one of the prettiest places I have yet seen. We are encamped on the property of a Mr. Anderso...

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, February 26, 1853 MY DEAR COLLEAGUE, I informed General Pierce that you propose to tender your resignation on the 4th...

Washington, March 21, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—Mr. Abbot is right. I did repeat the words. I did say, "Let it rise, let it rise, till it me...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Of course I do not expect—speaking from this platform, and to you— to say any thing on the vital question of the hour,...

Washington, July 12, 1850. Friday morning. MY DEAR SIR,—You will hear various rumors respecting appointments to the Cabinet, but none of t...

Washington, February 16, 1850. MY DEAR SIR,—I felt very much obliged to you for your letter of the 9th of January. I am preparing an editi...

CAMP ON BEAR CREEK, July 4, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MY DEAR GENERAL: The telegraph has just announced to me that Vicksburg is ours; its ...

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...

ASHEBORO, May 22nd, 1861 . This State is now a perfect unit as the North seems to be. No man desired or worked harder than myself to prese...