Went with George Anthon and Walter Cutting to the opera. Heard three acts of Martha in the Cutting box. Patti and Brignoli did fairly. Hous...

Wednesday night with Ellie, Miss Leavenworth, and Cameron to Tiffany’s shop in Broadway, where I had engaged a second story window. We inspe...

A memorable day. We do not know yet for what. Perhaps for the disintegration of the country, perhaps for another proof that the North is tim...

Lincoln elected. Hooray. Everybody seems glad of it. Even Democrats like Isaac Bell say there will be no disturbance, and that this will qui...

. . . Stopped at Law School on my way down, with Mr. Ruggles, and conferred a little with the graduating class. The young men have expressed...

St. Louis       Reached St Louis at 6 A. M. went to Planters House and had short interview with Gov Morgan of New York. Also met Judge Bates...

Detailed as provost guard at Richmond. This is one of the prettiest places I have yet seen. We are encamped on the property of a Mr. Anderso...

Editors Press and Tribune: The Nomination of Mr. Seward will necessitate the nomination of Mr. Douglas at Baltimore. If Mr. Seward is plac...

VILLA MARGARET, 1 July 22, 1860. MY DEAR ROBERT: . . . We begin to have more numerous calls by visitors to this region, and I become dail...

VILLA MARGARET, August 14, 1860. DEAR ROBERT: The country is undoubtedly in an alarming condition. While I think you are too bitter on Dou...

SHERWOOD FOREST, August 26, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Your letter of August 21st was forwarded to me from the summer residence of my family, near...

SHERWOOD FOREST, August 27, 1860. DEAR ROBERT: I think it best to enclose you these letters. There are parts of mine you may not be able t...

LANCASTER, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1860. MY DEAR FRIEND: I came up from Cincinnati last evening, whither I had gone to prove the sheets of our reg...

September 27, 1860. I am much obliged to you for the copy of your brother's speech. It is an able production and marks him, as he had ...

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 10, 1860. . . . We have had a week of cold rains but it has cleared off, and to-day is bright and warm. I am going into t...

LANCASTER, O. (Monday), Aug. 13, 1860. MY DEAR FRIEND: I arrived here yesterday morning, and found my family well. I left Miss Whittington i...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sunday, Aug. 19, 1860. DEAR MR. BOYD: I wrote you from Lancaster. I left there last Wednesday reached here Thursday even...

LOUISIANA STATE SEMINARY OF LEARNING AND MILITARY ACADEMY, Alexandria, Aug. 30, 1860. SIR: . . . Altho' nothing new has transpired here,...

Mr. President, I did not expect to provoke a personal assault on my course in relation to the measure before the Senate by anything which I ...