COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 6, 1869. DEAR GENERAL: My wife and I both wish to say thank you for the beautiful pictures [reproductions of pain...

COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 7, 1869. MY DEAR WEBB: Yesterday one of the teachers in the public schools tried an interesting experiment in the...

COLUMBUS, OHIO, November 10, 1869. DEAR NORDHOFF: You are not the only "wretch" (I have adopted that good word from you) who har...

FREMONT, OHIO, May 23, Saturday, 1868. MY DARLING:— Came from Chicago this morning. Had a fine time. All well here. Young Mrs. Wade came...

COLUMBUS, November 3, 1868. DEAR UNCLE: Platt heard my talk about the taxes for ditches and roads on your Wood County lands with the great...

PORTSMOUTH, August 25, 1867, Sunday. MY DARLING:—I could not get to Chillicothe today. Had a great crowd yesterday. In the middle of my sp...

COLUMBUS, September 29, 1867. MY DARLING:—I am writing from Laura's pleasant home—the next place to my wife's in homelikeness and ...

COLUMBUS, December 27, 1867. MY DARLING:—Am here waiting for my traps and calamities—I should say our—which will be here this afternoon an...

FREMONT, June 2, 1867. MY DARLING:—I reached the depot here about six P. M. yesterday, the boys with Rock met me and had me up to the hous...

WASHINGTON, July 2, 1867. MY DARLING:—We got here at five this afternoon; had a good trip. The boys looked and behaved well. At first both...

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11, 1867. DARLING:—The boys very happy and very good. Webb and Birch both crowd up to Mr. Stevens when he speaks. ...

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14, 1867. MY DARLING:—Nothing but good things to say about the boys. I asked Birch whether he wouldn't prefer ...

WALNUT HILLS, July 25, 1867. DEAR UNCLE:—We got home safely yesterday. Find Lucy and all well. I think I will return the two boys about th...

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 27, 1867. DEAR UNCLE:—Buck[land] and I are both a little shaky on the Randall Bill. I will bear watching quite ...

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 7, 1867. Friday. DEAR UNCLE:—Lucy reached here this morning safe and well. It is a most interesting period in ...

MEMPHIS, December 26, 1866. DEAR UNCLE:— We are thus far on our way to New Orleans, with everything thus far the very pleasantest possible...

NEW ORLEANS. December 28, 1866. DEAR UNCLE:— On the opposite page is General Beauregard's autograph which please save. He wrote it thi...

CINCINNATI, Monday, August 27, 1866. MY DARLING:— There is to be a convocation of the Union faithful at Columbus on Wednesday, the 29th, a...

CINCINNATI, September 9, 1866. MY DARLING:— Dr. James' [Webb's] letter to Dr. Davis makes me again anxious about Mother Webb. Dr. ...

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, October 15, 1866. MY DARLING:— I got here this evening en route for the Pacific Railroad. Buckland joins me at Chicag...