Presidential party, including Mrs. Lincoln, attends Gen. McClellan's review of artillery and cavalry on plain east of Capitol. N.Y. Tribune, 9 October 1861; Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

John Hay returns to Washington after absence of several weeks in Illinois to improve his health. National Republican (Washington, DC), 9 October 1861, 2:2.