Washington, July 12, 1850. Friday morning. MY DEAR SIR,—You will hear various rumors respecting appointments to the Cabinet, but none of t...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 6, 1868. Dear Brother: *           *           *           *           *           *           *           *       ...

Called yesterday on the President, as requested and appointed by him on Saturday. After running over the different classes of appointments w...

Washington , 6 March, 1857. my Dear Sir : I have this moment signed your commission as Attorney General of the United States, and have ...

Made an early call on the President with Joseph P. Allyn, one of the Judges for the Territory of Arizona, on the subject of Governor for th...

Appointments considered yesterday and to-day. Generally conceded that Field of California was the man for the Supreme Court. The Court of C...

My dr Sir It is entirely wrong to say I have unkind feelings towards Gnl. Tyler. On the contrary, I have known him for years, and respec...

Washington, D. C. , July 1,1864. Here it is July, Frank, and I am not out of this miserable place yet. I expect now to go down to the f...

Springfield, Illinois, January 3, 1861. Hon. Simon Cameron. My dear Sir: When you were here, about the last of December, I handed you...

Springfield, Ills. Dec. 31, 1860 Hon. Simon Cameron My dear Sir: I think fit to notify you now, that by your permission, I s...

Private Springfield, Ills, Jan. 3, 1861 Hon. Simon Cameron My dear Sir Since seeing you things have developed which make it im...

New York January 22, 1861. My dear Sir. At the risk of being deemed somewhat troublesome, yet with the greatest respect and deference...

Northern papers, received last night, speak of a battle at Perryville, Kentucky, on the 9th instant, in which the Abolitionists lost, by th...

Col. Bledsoe has been appointed Assistant Secretary of War by the President. Now he is in his glory, and has forgotten me. SOURCE: J...

December 6, 1864 There arrived Captain Alden, with 253 brevets, of all grades, for the Army of the Potomac. Do you know what a brevet i...

Wheatland , near Lancaster , 16 January [1862]. My Dear Harriet I have received yours of the 11th Instant; & now enclose you a ...

The colonel is out of humor with Lieutenant Rice for letting men on guard go to their tents to sleep and scolds him severely in the presenc...

While in Washington we heard a good story in regard to Uncle Abe and John B. Weller, “the Mexican killer.” Weller was at Washington set...