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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
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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,
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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
CONTENTS
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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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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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,
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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
CONTENTS
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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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. . . . . . . . .
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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
CONTENTS XVU
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
CONTENTS XIX
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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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)
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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
CONTENTS XXV
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,
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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
CONTENTS XXVll
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)
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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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