Gen. Lee communicates to the department to-day his views of the Montgomery letter to Gen. Forrest, a copy of which was sent him by Governor...

A whole week has passed since I opened this book, a week certainly not spent in idleness, if not a very interesting one. For I have kept my...

Went to Methodist Church. Mr. Brown preached good sermon. — Afterwards called to enquire for Mrs. Douglas, who, I found, had passed a bad n...

SPRINGFIELD, MASS., Dec. 6, 1850. DEAR SON JOHN, — Your kind letter is received. By same mail I also have one from Mr. Perkins in answe...