I wrote on Saturday night replies to Randall in regard to the convention, to the Tammany Society, which had invited me to Fourth of July ann...

Went down to the Capes of the Chesapeake on Tuesday, and remained at Hampton Roads and in the Chesapeake Bay, not returning until this morni...

Am in better health than at any time for the last two or three weeks. Congress accomplishes little that is good, and is really delaying nati...

Senator Morgan spent last evening at my house. Our conversation was chiefly on public affairs, but there was not that unreserved and cordial...

No very striking matters in Cabinet. Seward read a long dispatch to Mr. Adams. Stanton excepted to the mention of our domestic affairs in su...

This morning received telegram that my nephew, Samuel Welles, constructing engineer at Mare Island, died last evening at 7.15 from injuries ...

The Radicals held a caucus last evening at the Capitol, to determine in relation to their future course, and also in regard to the adjournme...

The morning papers contain my letter to Senator Doolittle in response to his inquiry conveying my views of the Republican Convention. It is ...

Senator Doolittle took breakfast with me this morning. He is pleased that a cane on which there had been great competition at the fair betwe...

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...

When I went to Cabinet-meeting only Seward was there with the President. I was prompt to time; Seward was in advance. Directly on entering, ...

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...

For two or three days I have been prostrated by a severe attack of indigestion, yet against the remonstrance of Dr. H. I went to the Preside...

We had not a protracted Cabinet meeting nor any specially interesting topic. I had thought the subject of the call for the convention, which...

Had some conversation with Senator Grimes respecting the legislation of this Congress, which is passing acts of corporations, special privil...

I understand that the Democratic Members of Congress have concluded to unite in the movement for the national convention of the 14th of Augu...

Not much of special interest in the Cabinet. Seward read dispatches to Washburn, the poor Minister at the poor Government of Paraguay, expre...

Had a long talk this afternoon with the President on the condition of affairs and especially in regard to the proposed national convention. ...

Senator Doolittle brought me last evening the rough draft of a proposed call for a national Union convention which he had prepared. Some of ...

After current business at the Cabinet was closed, I inquired of Seward if it was true that he had sent out a special official certificate of...