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Contents To W. H. Wells) January 8) I859 ... To Elihu B. Washburne) January 29) I859 . To Lyman Trumbull) February 3) I859 . . 2 Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions) Jacksonville) Illinois) February II) I859 . . . . . . 3 Speech at Chicago) Illinois) March I) I859 . . 12 To Henry L. Pierce and Others) April 6, I859 18 To Thomas J. Pickett) April I6, I859 19 To Salmon P. Chase) April 30) I859 20 To Mark W. Delahay) May I4, I859 20 To Theodore Canisius) May I7) I859 21 To Salmon P. Chase) June 9) I859 . 22 To Salmon P. Chase) June 20) I859 . 23 To Nathan Sargent) June 23) I859 . 24 To Schuyler Colfax) July 6) I859 . . 25 To Samuel Galloway) July 28) I859 . 26 Notes far Speeches) c. September I859 . 27 Notes far Speech at Columbus) Ohio) September I6) I859 29 Speech at Columbus) Ohio) September I6) I859 . 31 Speech at Cincinnati) Ohio) September I7, I859 . 59 Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society) Milwaukee) Wisconsin) September 30) I859 90 To William E. Frazer) November I) I859 IOI To William Kellogg) December II) I859 . rn2 ix Lincoln: Speeches & Writings 1832–1858

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Page 1: Contents · To Geo1'Jfe B. McClellan, April 9, 1862 . 313 To Richard Yates and William Butler, April 10, 1862 315 Message to Congress, April r6, r862 . 316 To Geo1'Jfe B. McClellan,

Contents

To W. H. Wells) January 8) I859 ...

To Elihu B. Washburne) January 29) I859 .

To Lyman Trumbull) February 3) I859 . . 2

Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions) Jacksonville) Illinois) February II) I859 . . . . . . 3

Speech at Chicago) Illinois) March I) I859 . . 12

To Henry L. Pierce and Others) April 6, I859 18

To Thomas J. Pickett) April I6, I859 19

To Salmon P. Chase) April 30) I859 20

To Mark W. Delahay) May I4, I859 20

To Theodore Canisius) May I7) I859 21

To Salmon P. Chase) June 9) I859 . 22

To Salmon P. Chase) June 20) I859 . 23

To Nathan Sargent) June 23) I859 . 24

To Schuyler Colfax) July 6) I859 . . 25

To Samuel Galloway) July 28) I859 . 26

Notes far Speeches) c. September I859 . 27

Notes far Speech at Columbus) Ohio) September I6) I859 29

Speech at Columbus) Ohio) September I6) I859 . 31

Speech at Cincinnati) Ohio) September I7, I859 . 59

Address to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society) Milwaukee) Wisconsin) September 30) I859 90

To William E. Frazer) November I) I859 IOI

To William Kellogg) December II) I859 . rn2

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Lincoln: Speeches & Writings 1832–1858

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To George W. Dole, Gurdnn S. Hubbard, and William H. Brown, December 14, 1859 .

To George M. Parsons and Others,

103

December 19, 1859 . . . . . . . . 104

To Samuel Galloway, December 19, 1859. 105

To Jesse W. Fell, Enclosing Autobiography, December 20, 1859 . . . . . . . . 106

To James W. Sheahan, January 24, 1860 108

To Norman B. Judd, February 9, 1860 . 109

To Oliver P Hall, Jacob N. Fullinwider, and William F. Correll, February 14, 1860. . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Address at Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860 . . . . . . . m

To Mary Todd Lincoln, March 4, 1860 . . . 130

Speech at New Haven, Connecticut, March 6, 1860 132

To Mark W. Delahay, March 16, 1860 151

To Samuel Galloway, March 24, 1860. 151

To Richard M. Corwine, April 6, 1860 152

To Cornelius F. McNeil!, April 6, 1860 . 153

To Lyman Trumbull, April 29, 1860 . 154

To Richard M. Corwine, May 2, 1860 155

To Edward Wallace, May 12, 1860 . . 156

Reply to Committee of the Republican National Convention, Springfield, Illinois, May 19, 1860 . 156

To Gem;ge Ashmun, May 23, 1860 157

To Charles C. Nott, May 31, 1860 158

Autobiography Written far Campaign, c. June 1860. 160

To Samuel Haycraft, June 4, 1860 . . . . . . . . 167

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To Lyman Trumbull) June s) I86o . . 168

To William M. Dickson) June 0 I86o. 169

To J. Mason Haight) June II) I86o . 170

To Samuel Galloway) June I9) I86o 170

To Anson G. Henry) July 4, I86o 171

To Abraham Jonas) July 2I) I86o. 172

To George C. Latham) July 22) I86o 173

To Simeon Francis) August 4, I86o 174

Remarks at Republican Rally) Springfield) Illinois) August 8) I86o . . . . . . 175

To John B. Fry) August IS) I86o . . . 176

To George G. Fogg) August I6) I86o . 176

To Charles H. Fisher) August 20 I86o 178

To John M. Pomeroy) August 3I) I86o. 178

To Henry Wilson) September I) I86o . 179

To Mrs. M. J. Green) September 22) I86o 179

To John T. Hanks) September 24, I86o . 179

To John M. Brockman) September 25) I86o . 180

To Daniel P. Gardner) September 28) I86o. 180

Imaginary Dialogue Between Douglas and Breckinridge) September 29) I86o . . . . . 181

To Grace Bedell) October I9) I86o . . 182

To William S. Speer) October 23) I86o 182

To David Hunter) October 26, I86o . 183

To George T. M. Davis) October 27) I86o 183

To George D. Prentice) October 29) I86o 184

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To Truman Smith) November IO) I86o . 185

To Nathaniel P. Paschall) November I6, I86o. 186

Passage Written far Lyman Trumbull)s Speech at Springfield) Illinois) November 20) I86o. . 186

Remarks at Bloomington) Illinois) November 2I) I86o 187

To Henry]. Raymond) November 28) I86o 188

To William H. Seward) December 8) I86o . 188

To Lyman Trumbull) December 8) I86o. 189

To Lyman Trumbull) December IO) I86o 190

To William Kellogg) December II) I86o . 190

To John A. Gilmer) December IS) I86o 190

To Thurlow Weed) December I?, I86o. 192

To John D. Defrees) December I8) I86o 193

To Henry]. Raymond) December I8) I86o. 193

To Alexander H. Stephens) December 22) I86o 194

To James W. Webb) December 29) I86o 194

To Simon Cameron) January 3, I86I . 195

To Lyman Trumbull) January 7) I86I 195

To James T. Hale) January II) I86I . 196

To William H. Seward) February I) I86I . 197

To Thurlow Weed) February 4, I86I . . 198

Farewell Address at Springfield) Illinois) February II) I86I. . . . . . . . . 199

Reply to Oliver P. Morton at Indianapolis) Indiana) February II) I86I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Speech at Indianapolis) Indiana) February n) I86I . 201

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Speech to Germans at Cincinnati, Ohio, February I2, I86I . . . . . . . . . . . .

Address to the Ohio Legislature, Columbus, Ohio, February I3, I86I. . . . . . . . . . .

Speech at Cleveland, Ohio, February IS, I861 . .

Remarks at Syracuse, New York, February I8, I861

Remarks at Little Falls, New York,

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203

205

206

207

February IS, I86I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Address to the New Jersey Senate at Trenton, New Jersey, February 21, 186I. . . . . . ..... 209

Address to the New Jersey Genera/Assembly at Trenton, New Jersey, February 2I, I86I. . .

Reply to Mayor Alexander Henry at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2I, I86r. . . . .

Speech at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 22, I861. . .

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2II

213

First Inaugural Address, March 4, I86I 215

To Schuyler Colfax, March 8, I86I. 224

To Winfield Scott, March 9, I86I . 225

To William H. Seward, March 1s, 1861. 225

To John T. Stuart, March 30, I86I. 226

To David D. Porter, April I, I86I 226

To Winfield Scott, April I, I86I . 227

To William H. Seward, April 1, 186!. 227

To Robert Anderson, April 4, 1861 . 228

To Robert S. Chew, April 6, I86I . 229

Reply to the Vir;ginia Convention, April I3, I86I . 229

Proclamation Calling Militia and Convening Congress, April IS, I86I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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Proclamation of Blockade, April I9, IS6I

Inscription in Album of Mary Rebecca Darby Smith, April I9, IS6I . . . . . . . . .

To Thomas H. Hicks and Geor;ge W. Brown,

233

235

April 20, IS6I . . . . . . . . 235

To Reverdy Johnson, April 24, IS6I. 235

To Winfield Scott, April 25, IS6I. 236

To Winfield Scott, April 27, IS6I 237

To Gustavus V. Fox, May I, IS6I 237

To Isham G. Harris, May I, IS6I, or after. 238

To Salmon P Chase, May s, IS6I . . 239

To Francis P Blair, Jr., May IS, IS6I 239

To Salmon P Chase, May IS, IS6I . . 240

To Edwin D. Mor;gan, May 20, IS6I . 241

To Ephraim D. and Phoebe Ellsworth, May 25, IS6I. 242

To Winfield Scott, June 5, IS6I . . . . . 243

To William P Dole, June II, IS6I, or after 243

To Ninian W. Edwards, June I9, IS6I . . 244

Message to Congress in Special Session, July 4, IS6I 246

To Simon B. Buckner, July Io, IS6I . . . . 262

Memoranda on Military Policy, July 23, IS6I . 262

Proclamation of a National Fast Day, August I2, IS6I 264

To Beriah Magoffin, August 24, IS6I. . 265

To John C. Fremont, September 2, IS6I . 266

To David Hunter, September 9, IS6I. . 267

To John C. Fremont, September II, IS6I 267

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To Orville H. Browning, September 22, 1861.

To Oliver P. Morton) September 29, 1861

To Samuel R. Curtis) October 7, 1861 .

To George D. Ramsay, October 17, 1861.

To Samuel R. Curtis) October 24, 1861 .

To David Hunter) October 24, 1861 . .

To John A. McClernand) November 10, 1861 .

Reply to Delegation of Baltimore Citizens, Washington) D.C., November rs) r861 .

Drafts of Bill far Compensated Emancipation in Delaware,

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268

270

271

272

272

272

274

275

c. late November 1861. . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Memorandum on Advice to Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, November 27, 1861 . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Annual Message to Con._qress, December 3, 1861. 279

To Mrs. Susannah Weathers, December 4, 1861. 297

Draft of Letter to Senate from Ward H. Lamon, December r6, 1861 . . . . . . . 298

To David Hunter, December 31, 1861. . 298

To Henry W. Halleck, January 1, 1862 . 299

To Don C. Buell) January 6, 1862 . . 300

To Simon Cameron) January n, 1862. 301

To Don C. Buell, January 13) 1862. . 301

To Henry W. Halleck, January IS, 1862 . 302

President's General War Order No. 1, January 27, 1862 303

To Gem;ge B. McClellan, February 3, 1862.

Stay of Execution far Nathaniel Gordon, February 4, 1862. . . . . . . . .

304

305

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To Henry W. Halleck, February 16, 1862 306

Message to Congress, March 6, r862 . . 307

President;s General War Order No. 3, March 8, r862 308

To Henry J. Raymond, March 9, 1862 309

Speech to a Massachusetts Delegation, Washington, D.C., March 13, 1862. 310

To James A. McDougall, March 14, 1862 310

To Samuel B. Tobey, March 19, 1862 3n

To Horace Greeley, March 24, 1862 312

To Gem;ge B. McClellan, March 31, 1862 313

To Geo1'Jfe B. McClellan, April 9, 1862 . 313

To Richard Yates and William Butler, April 10, 1862 315

Message to Congress, April r6, r862 . 316

To Geo1'Jfe B. McClellan, May 1, 1862 316

To Geo1'Jfe B. McClellan, May 9, 1862 316

Proclamation Revoking General Hunters Emancipation Order, May r9, 1862 318

To George B. McClellan, May 21, 1862 320

To Henry W. Halleck, May 24-, 1862 . 320

To George B. McClellan, May 24, 1862 . 321

To George B. McClellan, May 24, 1862 . 321

To Irvin McDowell, May 24, 1862 . 322

To Salmon P Chase, May 2s, 1862 . 322

To George B. McClellan, May 2s, 1862 323

To George B. McClellan, May 2s, 1862 323

To the Senate and House of Representatives, May 26, 1862 . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

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To Irvin McDowell, May 28, 1862 . . . 328

To George B. McClellan, May 28, 1862 . 328

To Edwin M. Stanton, June 5, 1862 329

To John C. Fremont, June 15, 1862 . 329

To George B. McClellan, June 15, 1862 331

To John C. Fremont, June 16, 1862. 332

To Carl Schurz, June 16, 1862. . . 333

Remarks at Jersey City, New Jersey, June 24, 1862. 333

To George B. McClellan, June 26, 1862 334

To George B. McClellan, June 28, 1862 334

To William H. Seward, June 28, 1862 335

To William H. Seward, June 30, 1862 335

To George B. McClellan, July l, 1862 . 336

To George B. McClellan, July 2, 1862. 336

To George B. McClellan, July 3, 1862 . 337

To Union Governors, July 3, 1862 . . 338

To George B. McClellan, July 4, 1862. 338

To Gem;ge B. McClellan, July 5, 1862 . 339

Appeal to Border-State Representatives for Compensated Emancipation, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1862 340

To George B. McClellan, July 13, 1862 342

To Edwin M. Stanton, July 22, 1862 342

To Reverdy Johnson, July 26, 1862 343

To Cuthbert Bullitt, July 28, 1862 344

To August Belmont, July 31, 1862 347

To Agenor-Etienne de Gasparin, August 4, 1862 348

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Address to Union Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 6, I862 . . . . . . 350

To John M. Clay, August 9, 1862 . . 351

To Edwin M. Stanton, August 9, 1862 352

To John A. Andrew, August 12, 1862. 352

Address on Colonization to a Committee of Colored Men, Washington, D.C., August 14, I862 353

To Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862 357

To David Davis, August 27, 1862 . 358

Meditation on the Divine Will, c. early September 1862 359

To Jeremiah T. Boyle, September 12, 1862 . 359

To Andrew G. Curtin, September 12, 1862. 360

Reply to Chicago Emancipation Memorial, Washington, D.C., September 13, 1862 . 361

To George B. McClellan, September 15, 1862 . 367

To Edwin M. Stanton, September 20, 1862. 367

Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862 . . . . . . . . . 368

Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus, September 24, 1862 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Response to Serenade, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1862 . . . . . 371

To John Ross, September 25, 1862. . . . . 372

Record of Dismissal ofJohn]. Key, September 26-27, 1862 373

To Hannibal Hamlin, September 28, 1862. . . . 375

Remarks at Frederick, Maryland, October 4, 1862 375

To Thomas H. Clay, October 8, 1862 . . . 376

To Geot;ge B. McClellan, October 13, 1862 . 376

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To Benjamin F. Butler) George F. Shepley) and Others) October I4) I862 . . . . . . . . . . 379

To George B. McClellan) October 25) I862 . 379

To George B. McClellan) October 27) I862. 380

To John POfJe) November IO) I862 380

To Carl Schurz) November 10) I862 380

Order for Sabbath Observance) November IS) I862 382

To Samuel Treat) November I9) I862. . 383

To George Robertson) November 20) I862 383

To George F. Shepley) November 21) I862 384

To George F. Shepley) November 2I) I862 384

To Nathaniel P Banks) November 22) I862 385

To William L. Vance) November 22) I862 386

To John]. Key) November 24, I862. 387

To Carl Schurz) November .u, I862 388

To George Robertson) November 26, I862 389

To Henry W. Halleck) November 27, I862 . 390

To Edward Bates) November 29) I862. . . 391

Annual Message to Congress) December I) I862 393

Message to Senate on Minnesota Indians) December II) I862 . . . . . . . 416

To Fernando Wood) December I2) I862 . . 417

To Thomas]. Henderson) December 20) I862. 418

To William H. Seward and Salmon P Chase) December 20) I862 . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Message to the Army of the Potomac) December 22) I862 419

To Fanny McCullough) December 23) I862 . . . . . 420

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To Hiram Walbridge, December 28, r862 . 420

Opinion on Admission of West Vii:ginia into the Union, c. late December r862 . . . . . . . . . . . 421

Final Emancipation Proclamation, January r, r863 424

To Henry W. Halleck, January r, r863 426

To Samuel R. Curtis, January 2, r863 426

To William S. Rosecrans, January s, r863 . 427

To John A. McClernand, January 8, r863 427

To John A. Dix, January I4, r863 . . . 429

To the Senate and House of Representatives, January I7, r863 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430

To the Workingmen of Manchester, England, January r9, r863 . . . . . . . . . .

To John A. McClernand, January 22, r863.

To Joseph Hooker, January 26, r863.

To Franz Sigel, January 26, r863 .

To Ambrose E. Burnside, January 28, r863.

To Franz Sigel, February s, r863 . . . .

To William S. Rosecrans, February I7, r863

To Mrs. L. H. Phipps, March 9, r863.

To Edwin M. Stanton, March 9, r863

To William S. Rosecrans, March I7, r863

To Henry W. Davis, March rs, r863 .

To Horatio Seymour, March 23, r863 .

Commutation of Sentence of James S. Pleasants, March 25, r863. . . . . . . .

To Andrew Johnson, March 26, r863 . . . . .

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434

435

435

436

436

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437

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440

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Speech to Indian Chiefi) Washington) D.C.) March 27) 1863. . . . . . . . . . 441

To Nathaniel P Banks) March 29) 1863 . 442

To David Hunter) April I) 1863 . . . . 443

Memorandum on Hookers Plan of Campaign) c. early April I863 . . . . . 443

To Joseph Hooker) April IS) 1863 . . . 4-44

Resolution on Slavery) April IS) 1863 . 4-44

Memorandum on Patronage in St. Louis) Missouri) April 16, 1863 . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

Commutation of Sentence of John A. Chase) April 28) 1863 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Memorandum on Francis L. Capen)s Weather Forecasts)

445

April 28) 1863 . . . . . . . 445

To David Hunter) April 30) 1863 . . . . . . . . 446

Regarding the Case of David Schaadt) April 30) 1863 446

To Joseph Hooker) May 7) 1863 447

To Joseph Hooker) May I4, 1863 447

To Henry T. Bluw) Charles D. Drake) and Others) May rs) I863 . . . . . . . . 448

To Isaac N. Arnold) May 26, 1863 . 448

To John M. Schofield) May 27, 1863. 450

To Ambrose E. Burnside) May 29, I863 . 451

To William T. Otto) June I) 1863 . 451

To Edwin M. Stanton) June 4) 1863 451

To Joseph Hooker) Junes) 1863. . . 451

Draft of Anonymous Letter to the Washington Chronicle) June 6) 1863 . . . . . . . . . 452

To Samuel R. Curtis) June 8) 1863. . . . . . . . . . 453

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To Mary Todd Lincoln, June 9, 1863 4-53

To Joseph Hooker, June 10, 1863 . . 4-53

To Erastus Corning and Others, June 12, 1863 4-54-

To Joseph Hooker, June 14, 1863 4-63

To Joseph Hooker, June 16, 1863 4-63

To Joseph Hooker, June r6, r863 4-64-

To John M. Schofield, June 22, r863. 4-65

Reply to the Ohio Democratic Convention, June 29, 1863 . 4-65

To William Kellogg, June 29, 1863. 4-71

To Robert H. Milroy, June 29, 1863 4-71

To Alexander K. McClure, June 30, r863 4-73

To Joel Parker, June 30, 1863 . 4-73

To Samuel P Lee, July 4, r863 4-73

To Samuel P Lee, July 4, 1863 4-74-

To Henry W. Halleck, July 6, 1863. 4-74-

To Henry W. Halleck, July 7, r863. 4-75

Response to Serenade, Washington, D.C., July 1, r863 4-75

To Lorenzo Thomas, July 8, r863. 4-76

To Jesse K. Dubois, July rr, 1863 . 4-77

To Henry T. Blow, July 13, 1863 . 4-77

To Ulysses S. Grant, July 13, 1863 4-77

To John M. Schofield, July r3, r863 . 4-78

To George G. Meade, July I4, r863. 4-78

To Simon Cameron, July rs, 1863 4-79

To Joseph Holt, July r8, r863 . . +so

Verse on Lee's Invasion of the North, July 19, 1863. +so

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To John M. Schofield) July 20) I863 . 480

To Oliver 0. Howard) July 2I) I863 481

To Edwin M. Stanton) July 2I) I863 481

To Hamilton R. Gamble) July 23) I863 481

To Montgomery Blair) July 24) I863 482

To Ambrose E. Burnside) July 27) I863 482

To George G. Meade) July 27, I863 . 483

To Edwin M. Stanton) July 28) I863 483

To Henry W. Halleck) July 29) I863 483

Order of Retaliation) July 30) I863 . 484

To Stephen A. Hurlbut) July 3I) I863. 485

To John G. Foster) August 3) I863 . 486

To Nathaniel p Banks) Augusts) I863 . 486

To Horatio Seymour) August 7, I863 . 487

To Mary Todd Lincoln) August 8) I863 . 489

To Ulysses S. Grant) August 9) I863 . 490

To William S. Rosecrans) August Io) I863. 490

To John A. McClernand) August I2) I863 . 492

To James H. Hackett) August I7) I863 493

To James G. Blunt) August I8) I863 . 493

To George G. Meade) August 2I) I863 494

To Edwin M. Stanton) August 2I) I863 . 494

To James C. Conkling) August 26, I863 . 495

To George G. Meade) August 27, I863 499

To William S. Rosecrans) August 3I) I863. 499

To Edwin M. Stanton) September I) I863 . 500

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To Edwin M. Stanton, September I, I863 soo

To Salmon P Chase, September 2, I863 . soo

To Edwin M. Stanton, September 2, I863 SOI

To Joseph Segrtr, September s, I863 . . . SOI

To Edwin M. Stanton, September 7, I863 so2

To John P Gray, September IO, I863 . . so2

To Andrew Johnson, September II, I863 . so3

Opinion on the Draft, c. mid-September I863 504

To Jesse K. Dubois and Ozias M. Hatch, September IS, I863 . . . . . . . . . 509

To Henry W. Halleck, September IS, I863 . sw

Proclamation Suspending Writ of Habeas Corpus, September IS, I863 . . . . . . . . . . . . s11

Draft of Order Concerning Writ of Habeas Corpus, September I7, I863 . . . . . . . . . s12

To Henry W. Halleck, September I9, I863. 513

To Ozias M. Hatch and Jesse K. Dubois, September 22, I863 . . . . . . . . . 514

To Mary Todd Lincoln, September 24, I863 514-

To Ambrose E. Burnside, September 2s, I863 . SIS

To William S. Rosecrans, September 28, I863. s16

Reply to Sons of Temperance, Washington, D.C., September 29, I863 . . . . . . . s16

To John M. Schofield, October I, I863. . . . . s17

Proclamation of Thanksgiving, October 3, I863. s20

To William S. Rosecrans, October 4, I863 . . . 521

To Charles D. Drake and Others, Octobers, 1863. 522

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Approval of Sentence of David M. Wr~ht, October 1, I863 . . . . . . . . 527

To George G. Meade, October 8, I863. 527

To George G. Meade, October I2, I863 528

To William S. Rosecrans, October I2, I863. 528

To John G. Foster, October IS, I863. . . 528

To Henry W. Halleck, October Iff, I863. 529

To John G. Foster, October I7, I863. . . 529

Remarks to Baltimore Presbyterian Synod, Washington, D.C., October 24, I863 . 529

To James M. Cutts, October 26, I863 . . 530

To Montgomery Blair, November 2, I863 531

To James H. Hackett, November 2, I863. 532

Memorandum on Testing Diller's Powder, November 2, I863, or after . . . . . . 532

To Nathaniel P. Banks, Novembers, I863 . 533

To Benjamin F. Flanders, November 9, I863. 534

To Edwin M. Stanton, November II, I863. . 535

Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November I9, I863 . 536

To Zachariah Chandler, November 20, I863 536

To Edward Everett, November 20, I863 . . 537

Annual Message to Congress, December 8, I863 538

Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, December 8, I863. . . . . . . . . . . . 555

Amnesty for Emily T. Helm, December I4-, I863 558

Oath Written for Emily T. Helm, December I4-, I863 558

Pass for Emily T. Helm, December I+, I863 . . . . 559

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To Thomas Cottman, December IS, I863

To Stephen A. Hurlbut, December I7, I863

To Edwin M. Stanton, December I8, I86_) .

To Oliver D. Filley, December 22, I863 . .

Endorsement on Petition Concerning Samuel B. McPheeters, December 22, r863 . . . .

To Nathaniel P Banks, December 24, I86_)

To Bayard Taylor, December 2s, I863 . . .

Endorsement Concerning Henry Andrews, January 7, I864 . . . . . . . . . .

To Crafts]. Wright and Charles K. Hawkes,

559

560

560

562

565

January 1, I864 . . . . . . . . . 565

To Mrs. Esther Stockton, January 8, I864 565

To Quincy A. Gillmore, January I3, I864 566

To William Crosby and Henry P Nichols, January 16, I864 . . . . . . . . 566

To Frederick Steele, January 20, I864. 567

To Alpheus Lewis, January 23, I864 . 568

To Frederick Steele, January 27, I864 . 569

To Frederick Steele, January 30, I864 . 570

To Nathaniel P Banks, January 3I, I864 570

To Edwin M. Stanton, February 1, 1864 571

Permit to Christopher F. Field and Christopher F. Clay, February I, I864. . . . . . . . . 571

To Edwin M. Stanton, February s, I864 . 572

To Edwin M. Stanton, February II, I864 . 573

To Daniel E. Sickles, February IS, I864 . 573

To Frederick Steele, February I7, I864 . 574

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To John A. Andrew, February I8, I864 . 575

To Benjamin F. Loan, February 22, I864 . 575

To Edwin M. Stanton, February 2s, I864 . 576

To Salmon P. Chase, February 29, I864. 576

To Edwin M. Stanton, March I, I864 577

To John A. J. Creswell, March 7, I864 577

Presentation of Commission to Ulysses S. Grant, Washington, D.C., March 9, I864. . 578

To George D. Ramsay, March IO, I864 . 578

To Michael Hahn, March I3, I864 . 579

To Carl Schurz, March 13, I864. . 579

Endorsement Concerning N cw Orleans Churches, March IS, I864. . . . . . . . . . 580

To John A. J. Creswell, March I7, I864 . . . . . 580

Remarks at Closing of Sanitary Fair, Washington, D.C., March I8, I864 . . . . . . . . . 580

To Edwin M. Stanton, March I8, I864 . . 581

Remainder of Draft of Letter to Stanton, March I8, I864 . . . . . . 581

To Carl Schurz, March 23, I864. . . . 583

To Benjamin B. French, March 2s, I864 584

To George G. Meade, March 29, I864 584

To Albert G. Hodges, April 4, I864 . 585

To Mrs. Horace Mann, Aprils, I864. 587

Letter Concerning Mrs. Daniel Hunt, April II, I864 587

Draft of Address for Sanitary Fair at Baltimore, Maryland, before April I8, I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

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Address at Sanitary Fair) Baltimore) Maryland) April I8) I864 . . . . . . . 589

To Isaac Murphy) April 27) I864. . 591

To Ulysses S. Grant) April 30) I864 591

To Cabinet Members) May 3) I864. 592

Response to Serenade) Washington) D.C.) May 9) I864. 592

To Samuel C. Pomeroy) May I2) I864. 593

To Thomas Carney) May 14) I864 . . 593

To Edwin M. Stanton) May I7) I864 . 594

To Charles Sumner) May I9) I864 . 595

To Isaac N. Arnold) May 25) I864 . 595

To John H. Bryant) May 30) I864 . 596

To George B. Ide) James R. Doolittle) and A. Hubbell) May 30) I864 . .

Endorsement Concerning Leonard Swett and Joseph Holt) June 6, I864. . . . .

Reply to Committee of the National Union Convention)

596

597

Washington) D.C.) June 9) I864. . . . . . . . . 597

Reply to Delegation from the National Union League) Washington, D.C.) June 9) I864. . . . . . . . . 598

Speech at Great Central Sanitary Fair) Philadelphia) Pennsylvania) June I6) I864 . 600

To Edward Bates) June 24, I864 . . . . . . . 602

To William Dennison and Others) June 27) I864 602

To Frederick Steele) June 29) I864 . 603

To Salmon P Chase) June 30) I864. 603

To John L. Scripps) July 4, I864 . . 604

Proclamation Concerning Reconstruction) July 8) I864. 605

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To Horace Greeley) July 9) I864 . . . . 606

To Thomas Swann and Others) July IO) I864. 606

To Ulysses S. Grant) July IO) I864 . . 607

To Edwin M. Stanton) July I4, I864 607

To Horace Greeley) July IS) I864 . 608

To Horace Greeley) July IS) I864 . 608

To Ulysses S. Grant) July I7J I864 609

Proclamation Calling for soo)ooo Volunteers) July I8J I864. . . . . . . . . . 6IO

To William T. Sherman) July IS) I864 . . . 6n

Offer of Safa Conduct for Peace Negotiators) July I8J I864. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6II

Memorandum on Clement C. Clay) c. late July I864 612

To Abram Wakeman) July 2s) I864. 613

To James C. Welling) July 2s) I864 . 614

To Edwin M. Stanton) July 27J I864 614

To Ulysses S. Grant) August 3) I864 615

To John McMahon) August 6, I864 615

To Stephen G. Burbridge) August 8) I864 . 616

To Nathaniel P Banks) August 9) I864. 616

To Benjamin F. Butler) August 9) I864. 616

To Horace Greeley, August 9) I864. . 618

To Ulysses S. Grant) August I4, I864. 619

To Henry]. Raymond) August IS) I864. 619

To Ulysses S. Grant) August I7J I864. . 620

To Charles D. Robinson) August I7J I864 . 620

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Speech to the I64th Ohio Regiment) Washington) D.C.) August I8) I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623

Speech to the I66th Ohio Regiment) Washington) D.C.) August 22) I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624

Memorandum on Probable Failure of Re-election) August 23) I864 . . . . . . . . . 624

To Henry]. Raymond) August 24, I864 . . . . 625

Speech to the I48th Ohio Regiment) Washington) D.C.) August 3I) I864 . . . . . . . . . 626

To Eliza P. Gurney) September 4, I864 . . . . . . . 627

Response to Presentation of a Bible by the Loyal Colored People of Baltimore) Washington) D.C.) September 7, I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628

Memorandum Concerning Ward H. Lamon) c. September I2) I864 . . . . . . . 628

To Ulysses S. Grant) September I2) I864. . 630

Draft of Letter to Isaac M. Schermerhorn) September I2) I864 . . . . . . . . . 630

To Isaac M. Schermerhorn) September I2) I864 . 631

To William T. Sherman) September I9) I864. 632

To Montgomery Blair) September 23) I864 . . 632

To William S. Rosecrans) September 26, I864 633

To Ulysses S. Grant) September 29) I864. . 633

To Henry W. Hoffman) October IO) I864 . 634

Response to Serenade) Washington) D.C.) October I9) I864 . . . . . . . . . . 635

Proclamation of Thanksgiving) October 20) I864 637

Speech to the I89th New York Volunteers) Washington) D.C.) October 24, I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638

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To Stephen G. Burbridge, October 27, I864

Endorsement Concerning Thomas Berington, October 29, I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

Speech to the .p,nd Massachusetts Regiment, Washington, D.C., October JI, I864 . . . . . . . . 639

Response to Serenade, Washington, D.C., November 8, I864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640

Response to Serenade, Washington, D.C., November Io, I864 . . . . . . . . . 641

To Stephen A. Hurlbut, November I4, I864 . 642

To William S. Rosecrans, November I9, I864. 643

To Mrs. Lydia Bixby, November 2I, I864 644

To John Phillips, November 2I, I864 . . 644

Annual Message to Congress, December 6, I864 646

Reply to a Southern Woman, December 6, I864, or before 663

Response to Serenade, Washington, D.C., December 6, I864 . . . . . . . . . . 663

To Edward R. S. Canby, December I2, I864. 663

To William T. Sherman, December 26, I864 . 665

To Edwin M. Stanton, December JI, I864 . . 666

Reply to Delegation of Kentuckians, Washington, D.C., January 2, I86s . . . . . . . . . 666

To Edwin M. Stanton, January s, I86S . 666

To Grenville M. Dodge, January IS, I86s 667

To Ulysses S. Grant, January I9, I86s. 667

To Joseph]. Reynolds, January 20, I86s 667

Reply to Philadelphia Delegation, Washington, D.C., January 24, I86s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668

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Response to Serenade) Washington) D.C.) February I) I86s . . . . . . . . . .

To the Senate and House of Representatives) February s) I86s . . . . . . . . . . . 671

To William Lloyd Garrison) February 1) I86s 672

To John Glenn) February 7, I86s. . . . . . 672

To the Senate and House of Representatives) February 8, I86s . . . . . . . . . . . 673

To the House of Representatives) February IO) I86s 674

To Thomas C. Fletcher) February 20) I86s. . . . 684

Reply to Notification Committee) Washington) D.C.) March I) I86s . . . . . . . . 684

To Ulysses S. Grant) March 3) I86s. . . . 685

Second Inaugural Address) March 4, I86s. 686

To Charles Sumner) March s) I86s. 687

To Ulysses S. Grant) March 9) I86s 688

To Thurlow Weed) March IS) I86s . 689

Speech to the I40th Indiana Regiment) Washington) D.C., March I7) I86s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

Order Annulling Sentence of Benjamin G. and Franklin W. Smith) March IS) I86s . 691

To Edwin M. Stanton) March 30) I86s 692

To Edwin M. Stanton) April 2) I86s . 692

To Mary Ibdd Lincoln) April 2) I86s . 692

To Ulysses S. Grant) April 2) I86s . . 693

To Edwin M. Stanton) April 3) I86s . 693

To Edwin M. Stanton) April 3) I86s 693

To John A. Campbell) April s) I86s 693

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To Godfrey Weitzel) April 6) I86s .

To Ulysses S. Grant) April 6) I86S .

To Ulysses S. Grant) April 7, I86s .

Response to Serenade) Washington) D.C., April IO) I86s

Speech on Reconstruction, Washington, D.C., April n) I86S . . . . . . . .

To Godfrey Weitzel) April I2) I86s . . . . .

Concerning Passes to Richmond) April I3 or I4, I86s.

Chronology . . .

Note on the Texts

Notes.

Index.

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701

702

721

725

757