Springfield, Illinois, December 24, 1860. My dear Sir: I need a man of Democratic antecedents from New England. I cannot get a fair share ...

Told the President I disliked the proceedings of the Congressional caucus on Saturday evening. The resolution for a joint committee of fifte...

I yesterday wrote a letter to Paul S. Forbes, returning an impertinent and insolent letter of his lawyer, Dickerson, and also wrote to Gardn...

Brown, the Navy Agent, did not call on me yesterday as he promised. I therefore sent a paymaster to take charge of the office and directed a...

Immediately after reaching the Department this morning I was told there was a suspension of action in the case of the Navy Agency. Soon afte...

Read to the President a letter from Col. Ashbel Smith of Texas, who sends me resolutions adopted at Houston, and writes me on the condition ...

Lawyer, Poet. Albert Pike , lawyer, poet, philologist, and for many years prior to his death the highest Masonic dignitary in the United...

The President was renominated to-day at Baltimore. A contest took place in regard to Missouri, and the wrong delegates were admitted by an ...

There seems to be general satisfaction with the nominations made at Baltimore, and with the resolutions adopted. Except the nomination for ...

For several days the delegates to the National Convention have been coming in. Had a call from several. Met a number at the President's...

(Private and Unofficial) New Orleans , Sept. 24th, 1862. Dear Sir : Your kind letter of the 8th. inst. reached me yesterday. I show...

N Y Westfield Chatauque Co Oct 15. 1860 Hon A B Lincoln Dear Sir, My father has just home from the fair and brought home your...

The latest information which I received today is of a nature to hasten my departure for Washington; it can no longer be doubted that a batt...

Harrisburg , June 15, 1864. My Dear Sir , — I strove hard to renominate Hamlin, as well for his own sake as for yours, but failed only ...

Mar. 16, 1850. *           *           *           *           *           *           * As to affairs here, there is little of inter...

Washington, Dec r. 21, 1849 My Dear Hamlin , As to unfaithfulness, I deny the charge. This is my third letter to you, and it is in ans...

There was a serenade last night in honor of the success of our arms at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The last has excited a degree of enthusias...

The President said this morning, with a countenance indicating sadness and despondency, that Meade still lingered at Gettysburg, when he sh...

Boston , October 30, 1860. I have already seen your article in “Blackwood.”   . . . It strikes me, however, as an entirely fair and ra...

At the request of the Tycoon, who imagined he had seen something significant steaming up the river, I went down to the Navy Yard. Saw Dahlg...