Friday, July
19, 1861.Washington, DC. | Lincoln sends
to Senate draft of treaty with Delaware Indians. Recommends to Congress joint
commission with Great Britain on development of fisheries. Abraham
Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 19 July 1861,
CW, 4:453-54. Asks Sec.
Seward to call: "I wish to see you a moment this morning on a matter of no
great moment." Abraham
Lincoln to William H. Seward, 19 July 1861,
CW, 4:454. Spends
evening with Sen. Browning (Ill.) and patronage seekers. Browning,
Diary. [E. V. Haughwont
and Co., 488-92 Broadway, New York, submits bill for $166.00 for chandeliers
purchased by Mrs. Lincoln. DNA—RG
217, General Accounting Office, 141-665.] |