ST. LOUIS, April 3, 1886. Dear Brother: . . . I shall go to California to be in San Francisco August 3d-5th for the Encampment of the G. A...

SENATE CHAMBER,           WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 1886. Dear Brother: Yours of the 3d is received. The speech of Mr. Corwin, to which ...

WASHINGTON. DEAR CRITTENDEN,—If Messrs. Crittenden and Burnley, or either of them, want exercise, let them visit the sick. Here I am ensco...

Washington, July 23, 1850. MY DEAR SON,—I gave directions yesterday, to have my old rooms arranged for me. This morning, at ten o'cloc...

Monday [ sic ] morning, six o'clock, June 16, 1850. 1 MY DEAR SIR,—I received your communication in whole and half sheets, yesterday. ...

A long and interesting telegram by the America. The Inauguration on the 4th had gone off without disturbance of any kind, in the presence of...

Last night a very pleasant meeting of Ohio men at Mr. James C. Wetmore's. Chief Justice Chase, both Senators, Judge Swayne, many of the ...

Corwin still living; wonderful tenacity of life. Macaulay, speaking of Sydney Smith, said to Mrs. Stowe: "Truly, wit, like charity, cov...

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 17, 1865. MY DEAREST:—  I hope to start home in time to be with you Friday next. The Senate has not yet acted ...

Only three of us at the Cabinet meeting. Speed is attending the Court. The others absent, as usual, without cause, and the course pursued su...

Washington, D. C. Apr. 16, 1848. Dear Thomas , I received your letter of the 9th inst. today and I am very glad to hear you are improv...

Only Seward and myself were with the President at Cabinet-meeting. Seward is highly pleased with the course taken in regard to the captured...

Washington , Dec r . 2, 1852. Dear Hamlin , Where are you? What are you about? The last I saw of you was that you attended a democratic...

Cincinnati , November 27, 1848. My Dear Sir : Thanks for your welcome and cheering letter. It is truly grateful to me to feel how respo...

Cincinnati , September 22, 1847. My Dear Sir : I am not sure whether I have written to you since I received your admirable lecture on W...

Burlington, Iowa , December 16, 1860. James Pike : I am fructified in spirit to see “J. S. P.” again at the foot of a Washington letter...

Wednesday, 2 P.M. Do you go to dine with Bache to-day at five P.M.? If so, do you walk or ride? If the latter, shall I call at five pre...

Washington , January 25, 1860. Dear Pike : “Want of penetration!” “By the Lord, I knew ye!” but as I had been told that you were coming...

WASHINGTON, April 15. – The president, to-day, in response to a resolution of the House transmitted voluminous documents, embracing all the ...

It is understood that the Department of the South, of which Gen. Hunter has been put in command, will be thoroughly re-organized. Gen. Sher...