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...

Went with G. W. Blunt to see the President this morning. Blunt wants to be Naval Officer and has been a true and earnest friend of the Navy ...

On Sunday, the 13th of July, 1862, President Lincoln invited me to accompany him in his carriage to the funeral of an infant child of Mr. St...

The last two days have been excessively warm. Thermometer on the north porch at 100 on each day. A slight breeze from the west makes this da...

There was no Cabinet-meeting yesterday, and labor in the Department was suspended on account of the funeral of Lieutenant-General Scott. S...

Bryson telegraphed yesterday that he had captured seven hundred Fenians crossing the river at Black Rock. I sent the telegram to the Preside...

At the Cabinet-meeting an hour or more was wasted in discussing a claim of Madame Bertinatti, a piece of favoritism in which the President h...

Montgomery Blair still persists that Seward is false to the President and that he and Stanton have an understanding. There are many strange ...

The President has finally issued a proclamation in regard to the Fenians. It should have appeared earlier, but Seward has counseled delay. S...

But little of importance at the Cabinet. I had some conversation with the President after adjournment, and in the evening McCulloch and myse...