thought, said, or done about the war, or about anything else. Let all such meet, and, waiving all else, pledge each to cease harassing others, and to make common cause against whoever persists in making, aiding, or encouraging further disturbance. The practical means they will best know how to adopt and apply. At such meetings old friendships will cross the memory, and honor and Christian charity will come in to help.

Please consider whether it may not be well to suggest this to the now afflicted people of Missouri. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.

*TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J. POPE

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 24, 1865. Major-General Pope, Saint Louis, Mo.: Please inquire and report to me whether there is any propriety of longer keeping in Gratiott Street Prison a man said to be there by the name of Riley Whiting. A. LINCOLN.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 24, 1865. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point, Va.: I am in a little perplexity. I was induced to authorize a gentlemen to bring Roger A. Pryor here with a view of effecting an exchange of him; but since then I have seen a despatch of

yours showing that you specially object to his exchange. Meantime he has reached here and reported to me. It is an ungracious thing for me to send him back to prison, and yet inadmissible for him to remain here long. Cannot you help me out with it? I can conceive that there may be difference to you in days, and I can keep him a few days to accommodate on that point. I have not heard of my son's reaching you. A. LINCOLN.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J. M. PALMER

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 24, 1865. Major-General Palmer, Louisville, Ky.: Please telegraph me an exact copy of the order of John C. Breckinridge borne by Colonel Robert J. Breckinridge. A. LINCOLN.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT

WASHINGTON, February 25, 1865.

Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point, Va.: General Sheridan's despatch to you, of to-day, in which he says he "will be off on Monday," and that he "will leave behind about 2000 men," causes the Secretary of War and myself considerable anxiety. Have you well considered whether you do not again leave open the Shenandoah Valley entrance to Maryland and Pennsylvania, or, at least, to the Batimore and Ohio Rairoad? A. LINCOLN.

LETTER TO HENRY WARD BEECHER

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 27, 1865.. My dear Sir: Yours of the 4th and the 21st reached me together only two days ago.

I now thank you for both. Since you wrote the former the whole matter of the negotiation, if it can be so called, has been published, and you doubtless have seen it. When you were with me on the evening of the 1st, I had no thought of going in person to meet the Richmond gentlemen. Yours truly,

A. LINCOLN.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 27, 1865. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point, Va.: Subsequent reflection, conference with General Halleck, your despatch, and one from General Sheridan, have relieved my anxiety; and so I beg that you will dismiss any concern you may have on my account, in the matter of my last despatch. A. LINCOLN.

TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR FLETCHER

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 27, 1865.

Governor Fletcher, Jefferson City, Mo.: Have you received my letter of the 20th? I think some such thing as therein suggested is

needed. If you put it before the people, I will direct the military to coöperate. Please answer. A. LINCOLN.

WASHINGTON, February 27, 1865.

Will Mr. Dickson, Chief Engineer of the Hibernia, please pump the water out of a certain well which Tad will show?

'A. LINCOLN.

LETTER TO GENERAL SCOTT AND OTHERS1

EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 1, 1865. Gentlemen: I have received your address on the part of the Bureau for the Employment of Disabled and Discharged Soldiers which has recently been established in connection with the Protective War Claim Association of the Sanitary Commission.

It gives me pleasure to assure you of my hearty concurrence with the purposes you announce, and I shall at all times be ready to recognize the paramount claims of the soldiers of the nation in the disposition of public trusts. I shall be glad also to make these suggestions to the several heads of departments.

I am, very truly, your obedient servant,

A. LINCOLN.

1 To Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott, President; Howard Potter, Wm. E. Dodge, Jr., and Theo. Roosevelt.-N. and H.

TELEGRAMS TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2, 1865. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point, Va.: You have not sent contents of Richmond papers for Tuesday or Wednesday. Did you not receive them? If not, does it indicate anything? A. LINCOLN.

WASHINGTON, March 3, 1865. 12 P. M. Lieutenant-General Grant: The President 'directs me to say that he wishes you to have no conference with General Lee unless it be for capitulation of General's Lee's army, or on some minor or purely military matter. He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political questions. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions. Meanwhile you are to press to the utmost your military advantages.

EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.