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...

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

The new shape of affairs shows itself in the social gatherings. At Mrs. Welles's reception to-day, a large number of the denizens of Was...

Chandler, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, sent me a note this evening, stating that a pardon had been proposed for Pasco, recently conv...

Senator Harris called on me. He is jubilant over Sheridan's success, but much disturbed by the miserable intrigues of Weed and Seward in...

To night, I was taken by surprise in hearing that Mr. Cameron sec. of War, has resigned, and goes to Russia, in lieu of Cash: M. Clay 26 —...

I took to the Senate to-day the nomination of Schofield as Major General. The President had previously spoken to some of the Senators about...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , March 4, 1865. To-day's Chronicle has part of the opinion of the court of inquiry, which I suppo...

Willard's Hotel , Sunday, February 14, 1864—7 P. M. I felt very badly at leaving you, but I tried to reconcile myself to what was i...