The following sweet morsel of her fierce defiance and blustering braggadocio appears in the Philadelphia Transcript , under the head of “Cru...

“We hold traitors responsible for the work upon which they have precipitated us, and we warn them that they must abide the full penalty. Esp...

Blair called on me in some trouble respecting the Maryland appointments, which have been violently contested. From some intimation he appreh...

Bright and pleasant. The city is in great excitement and joy. Gen. Early has gained a victory in Maryland, near Frederick, defeating Gen. ...

The drought continues here; but at some other places there has fallen heavy rain. The excitement on the news of our successes in Maryland ...

Washington City, 20th Oct., 1859. J. W. Garrett , Esq., Dear  Sir:— I arrived here from Harper's Ferry this evening. The marines having...

October 21st, 1859. To His Excellency,          Thomas H. Hicks,                 Governor of Maryland: Sir : — I have just received from Hi...

Martinsburg, Virginia , July 17 (Sunday), 1864. Dear Mother : — I am much obliged for your letter by Colonel Comly. Glad you still are ...

City Point, July 28, 1864. . . . On my return yesterday from Washington I touched at Cherry Stone Point and there received your despatch...

CITY POINT, VA., July 14 , 1864 . Major-General HALLECK, Washington, D.C.: It would seem from dispatches just received from Mr. Da...

Cold and clear. Gen. Longstreet telegraphs to-day from Rutledge, Tenn., some fifty miles northeast of Knoxville, and says he will soon need...

A WALK INTO THE COUNTRY. The weather holds warm and springlike. We have no need of overcoats, unless doing guard duty nights. The peopl...

[From the Lynn Record,] This distinguished young friend and disciple of Wilberforce, and justly celebrated orator, who has been repeate...

July 15, 1864. This is a glorious place. The current in the river is very swift, and it is the nicest stream to bathe in imaginable. I...

The second “unprovided-for difficulty” of the Keene Sentinel, in the way of the anti-slavery movement is, that “slaves are property.” We de...

Private. Treasury Department,           May 1, 1861. My Dear Judge : I thank you for your letter. The response of the States to the ...

WILMINGTON, 12 mo. 29th, 1854. Esteemed FRIEND, J. MILLER M c Kim : — We made arrangements last night, and sent away Harriet Tubman, wi...

Washington , May 2 d 61 Dr V— I have delayed for a few days writing you in hopes to be able to give you all particulars about the Po...

Annapolis, M'd April 29 '61 D. V. We reached Old Point yesterday without incident, and I dined with the Domicks in the For...

Worcester , June 17, 1859 Dearest Mother: *           *           *           *           *           *           *           *      ...