On Saturday evening I went with the President (whose health is suffering from excessive labor and care) and Preston King down the Potomac an...

 General Butler called on me to-day. Came direct from the Executive Mansion. Says the President is no better. He could not see him. Is confi...

Have had no time the last ten eventful days to open this book; and am now in haste. In the Senate as well as in the House, there has been ...

Being a little late at Cabinet, found the President, Seward, and Stanton with my letter before them in relation to Osborn. Stanton was evide...

 I wrote a letter to the Secretary of State, softly pointing out the proper course of proceeding in this French claim for captured cotton, ...

Navy Department  April 3, 1862  My dear Commodore,  The deficiency of coal is entirely Lenthall's fault, for on the impression gathered ...

Off St. Augustine 14 March 62 My Dear Sir All these reports are interesting. Do have them published, they encourage the officers mo...

Navy Department March 6” 1862. My dear Commodore: I had a long talk with McClellan to-day to see if he had any objections to givin...