We had some talk at Cabinet-meeting to-day on the Rebel invasion. The President wants to believe there was a large force, and yet evidently...

I sent Mr. Eames to New York last evening to consult with Mr. Wilson in the New York and Boston cases, giving my views in each. Henderson wi...

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...

roslyn , June 26, 1865 I have for some time past thought of writing to you, by way of congratulating you on the suppression of the rebe...

boston , January 4th I have this day received your favor of the 2d, with an enclosed printed paper, to which my signature is requested,...

Soldiers Of The Union Army : I have been desired by the conductor of the “Soldiers’ Friend” to address a few words to you at the opening o...

roslyn , August 18th. I wish I could write you a letter as bright and beautiful as this morning, and as full of freshness and life. A l...

Roslyn , July 20th. I am glad, and so is Frances, to see that your feelings are with our country in this calamitous war. You have seen,...

Rio De Janeiro , October 22d. The two volumes of your poems, which I received from you last summer, I had the pleasure of putting into ...

Roslyn , May 14th My wife and I read your second “Talk with the Camp” together, and were much edified. She thought you had written noth...

roslyn , May 14, 1863 How this war drags on! Yet I cannot help believing that it will end suddenly, almost unexpectedly, as the Indian ...

New York, December 18, 1862 When I got your letter the other day I was about to answer it immediately, but the bad news from Frederick...

new York , December 3, 1862 I thank you for the translations you have sent me of three of my poems, and the kind letter with which they...

washington , December 13, 1862 The kind and liberal appreciation which my public conduct has always received from the “Evening Post” ma...

New York , December 3, 1862 Your view of the proposal of the French government that there shall be a suspension of arms for six months,...

roslyn , September 15, 1862. Your letter of the 7th instant makes a very natural suggestion. Lest you should suppose that the real frie...

August 17, 1862   . . . I must answer your letter a little. Neither you nor I understand war nor medicine ; but of medicine we know eno...

It seems as if all true friends of freedom ought to hold up the hands of Fremont, who is the first man to utter the word millions were long...

Washington, D.C., June 18, 1861 I write to thank you, for your kindness in presiding at the meeting at Cooper Institute, and for the spe...

New York, December —, 1861 It is some satisfaction to me to know that, if you and I took the same view of the facts, we should not diff...