NEW YORK, [N. Y.], June 23, 1855. MY DEAR SIR: Desirous of urging, most strongly, upon you the necessity of your coming to New York to par...

FT. MONROE, VA., July 8, 1855. MY DEAR COUSIN: Your kind letter of the 25th Ult was misdirected to me at New York and did not overtake me ...

BROWNSVILLE, [PA.], August 10, 1855. DEAR HUNTER: I reached home on last evening having left "Superior on the 6th instant. I was deli...

BROWNSVILLE, [PA.], August 25th, 1855. DEAR HUNTER: I received your letter of the 20th instant this morning and have just shipped the box ...

RICHMOND, VA., September 5th, 1855. DEAR COLEMAN: I received a letter from Lyons to day. He suggests that a letter from Hunter will be ben...

PETERSBURG, [Va.], November 23rd, 1855. MY DEAR SIR: For the past ten days, I have been in Richmond and while there have had frequent conv...

RICHMOND, [VA.], December 3, 1855. MY DEAR SIR: I have merely time to write to you to ask you to see Mr. Bright and represent to him that ...

ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA, December 3rd, 1855. MY DEAR SIR: Your letter only reached me in this outside world a few days since. Its confidence ...

Clear and cold. Our commissioners are back again! It is said Lincoln and Seward met them at Fortress Monroe, and they proceeded no further. ...

Bright, frosty, beautiful, after a cold night. We have nothing more specific from the fight of Tuesday, when we learn another general was ki...

Bright and cold. It is estimated that the enemy lost 1500 men in the fight near Petersburg, and we 500. Sherman has got to the railroad near...

MADISON, IND., September 2d, 1854. DEAR HUNTER: Yours of the 15th ultimo with letter in behalf of Mr. Lyle is received and for which accep...

PLATTE CITY, [Mo.], March 4, 1855. DEAR HUNTER: The Elections in Kansas came off on the 30th ult, the pro slavery ticket prevailed every w...

March 5th, 1855. DEAR HUNTER: I shall direct this letter to you at home, supposing you to be there. I did not write about the proposed org...

March 17th, 1855. MY DEAR HUNTER: Your letter and enclosures have been received and immediately thereupon I wrote to Capt. Meigs accepting...

BROWNSVILLE, [PA.], June 2, 1855. DEAR SIR: I have just received your favour of the 26th ult. Tomorrow morning I leave for Detroit to meet...

CHARLESTON, [S. C.], 8th June, 1855. MY DEAR HUNTER: Some weeks since I rec[eive]d y[ou]r letter and thank you for y[ou]r efforts in behal...

Foggy, and raining. F. P. Blair is here again. If enemies are permitted to exist in the political edifice, there is danger of a crash. This ...

Clear, and very cold. We lost gun-boat Drewry yesterday in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the enemy's pontoon bridge down the river....

Clear and cold. No further news from the iron-clad fleet that went down the river. Beef is selling at $8 per pound this morning; wood at...