WASHINGTON, D. C.,  August  7, 1857. DEAR SIR: I received your favor and have made inquiry as to the position of members of the Legislatur...

[PETERSBURG, VA.?],  August  15th, 1857. DEAR SIR: Doctor Harvie sent me two letters from you to Mr. L. E. Harvie, who is absent on a trip...

NORFOLK, VA.,  August 19th , 1857. DEAR SIR: The report that you sympathize with the attacks upon the Administration, made by certain jour...

Today’s special rumor is of a scheme of disunion, fathered by the Hon. Howell Cobb of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury, who is now favorin...

Sent Ellie to the opera in charge of her brother Jem and sallied out for a debilitated stroll. Found a great Wide-Awake demonstration in pro...

Mr. Ruggles had a long private talk yesterday with General Scott, some portion whereof he imparted to me, including matters I don’t care to ...

ADAMS, James Hopkins, statesman, b. in South Carolina about 1811; d. near Columbia, S. C., 27 July, 1861. He was graduated at Yale in 1831. ...

Barton 95 has been with us two days, it being too wet to plough at home. . . . Senator Green The Weekly Mo. Rep:[ublican] of June 17 co...

[Cold, rainy weather.] Barton I suppose will not go today — nor Coalter, who rides his (B[arton]'s) saddle horse, while B.[arton] drives...

Washington D.C.      The old year passed away in gloom and sadness and the new one opens today without affording one hopeful ray of light in...

Matters look more hopeful for the Country today. It is now known that the President refused to acknowledge the Commissioners as being anythi...

The affairs of the Country appear so desperate that the subject engrosses the attention of all men in all places. Public questions are discu...

There has been no startling News today, but the right of Secession is contested by all northern men who with the president consider it Revol...

The discussions in Congress are now very pointed and interesting. An attack upon Fort Sumpter is expected since the Pres t  flatly refuses t...

United States troops are quietly being brought here and are now quartered in different parts of the City. The President is undoubtedly infor...

There was a little snow last night and this morning it rained and the streets were in an awful condition. I did not go to the office until 1...

WILLARD'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON,} February 12, 1858. } MY DEAR LYDIA—I was delighted last evening to receive your letter, with one from Lydi...

( Private .) MARTINSBURG, VA.,  July  23, 1857. MY DEAR SIR: Though I have ceased to take interest in politics, and hang on loosely to t...

WASHINGTON, D. C.,  July  25, 1857. DEAR SIR: Having a few moments leisure, I have concluded to address you on the subject of the Senatori...

NEW YORK, January 17, 1858. MY DEAR MR. DICKINSON—Upon taking up this morning's  Herald  I was deeply pained to learn that by being th...