ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 1, 1860. DEAR BROTHER: . . . The quiet which I thought the usual acquiesence of the people was merely the prelude to the ...

Washington, 25 August 1864 Hell is to pay.   The N. Y. politicians have got a stampede on that is about to swamp everything.   Raymond ...

July 5, 1853. My Dear Sumner : — You well know what a babe I am in politics, and how little versed in the tactics of party; my views th...

Boston , July 4th, 1852. Dearest Sumner : — I got your note yesterday, and read most of it to Carter; 1 afterwards I sent it to Parker...

Seminary , Friday, Jan. 6, 1860. Dear General : Things move along so so — only twenty four cadets. Captain Walters brought his boy of f...

Washington, July 21, 1854,. My Dear Hamlin : It was good to see your handwriting again. You had been so long silent that I almost bega...

Norwich , Sept. 10th, 1862. Dear Horace: I received your letter on Sunday morning. I am satisfied that you will manage the business i...

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.] WASHINGTON, May 18 , 1862 . Rev. HEMAN DYER: MY DEAR FRIEND: Yours of the 16th is welcomed as an evidenc...

Executive Mansion, Washington, Sept. 24, 1864. MY DEAR NICO: Your despatch was just brought in. I took it to the President, and he ...

Executive Mansion, Washington, September 11, 1863. MY DEAR NICOLAY: A week or so ago I got frightened at “The brow so haggard, ...

Very warm, and no cold water, unless one went to the river. The hotel baths were not promising. This hotel is worse than the Mills House or...

New York Cars , January 27, 1862. My Dear Clifford , — I am going on to Washington by “telegraph,” and may stay a few days. You once ga...

March 28, 1864. . . . To-day has been mild and cloudy, threatening rain. Everything is quiet along our lines, but in our camps is a bur...

I had an invitation to meet several members of the New York press association at breakfast. Among the company were — Mr. Bayard Taylor, wit...

Headquarters Army Of Potomac March 5, 1864 I found myself late and galloped four miles in about twenty minutes, only to find I had ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , 10 P. M., July 20, 1864. I am a good deal amused at your fear that I will become entangled with poli...

October 24, 1863 We went to Willard's after the pow-pow and got a very good dinner; only poor General Meade was bored to death and ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , March 15, 1864. I received your note in due course of mail, but was so busy at the time I could not ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , December 18, 1863. To-day Captain Chauncey handed me your letter of the 13th inst. As to politic...

June 11. 1862 MY DEAR WIFE Col. Wheeler who you may recollect to have seen in Washington, after his return from Nicaragua, has offe...