April 27. Two or three months ago I wrote you of a fearful monomania among our line officers, called "Muster and Pay Rolls." The...

EXETER, Nov. 20, 1846. TO REV. JAMES C. BOSWELL, President, and SAMUEL A. HALEY, ESQ., Secretary, &c. Gentlemen:—I have received you...

Hon. Eli Thayer’s scheme for colonization by armed men of Southern States meets with much favor by the President, Secretary of war and other...

 Bright and pleasant. A letter from Gen. Maury indicates now that Mobile is surely to be attacked. He says they may force a passage at Gra...

HUNTSVILLE, ALA., February 3, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Montgomery : MY DEAR SIR: There is at Pensacola an immense quantity of powder, shot...

CONGRESS, February 22 , 1861 . Mr. Bartow, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported the following resolution, which was adopted, ...

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,      Montgomery, Ala., February 22, 1861. His Excellency Governor PERRY : SIR: The subjoined resolution was passed by ...

ALBERTI's Mills, 40 miles from FERNANDINA. January 30, 1863.  This river is rebellious to the last degree. It is very crooked and slug...

WASHINGTON, D. C. , January 26, 1864. My Dear JUDGE : Mr. Goodrich sent me your kind note, and it was a real delight to me to see your h...

On Sunday evening, October 5th, GeoRGE THOMPsoN , Esq. the abolitionitst, delivered a lecture on Slavery in the Town Hall, Lowell. The spac...

A very busy day, and I am very indifferently well to discharge the mass of business; but got through with it before 5 P.m. Am surprised tha...

It is now said that the prisoners are being moved down on the coast near Florida. That coincides with my own view, and I think it very prob...

Washington City , Dec. 16th, 1821. dear Sir: We left Missouri 13th Oct. We were all very well there during the summer, Elizabeth bett...

The editor of the Carolinian has conversed with a gentleman who brings cheering news from the Executives of the above States.   Gov. PETTU...

For a day or two the house has been full of patriots on the way to Baltimore who wish to pay their respects, and engrave on the expectant m...

April 13, [1864] MY DEAR HALPINE: I thank you for your kind and most unjust letter. I did call at your house on Bleecker Street, and ...

I arrived at Washington this morning, finding Nicolay in bed at 7 o'clock in the morning. We talked over matters for a little while and...

We have nothing more from the Peninsula, Suffolk, N. C, or South Carolina; but it is rumored that the enemy's gun-boats (seven or eight...

We went out to the bar and passed it. I heard the sea hammering on the guards, and turned over for another nap. Came back to Fernandina. Th...

Hilton Head. Got over bar this morning soon after day. Bingham woke me up with the miserable news of Henry’s death, loss of seven pieces, c...