President replies to committee appointed by planters of state of Louisiana regarding reorganization of state government. Abraham Lincoln to E. E. Malhiot, Bradish Johnson, and Thomas Cottman, 19 June 1863, CW, 6:287-89.

President Lincoln meets with Boston Mayor Frederick W. Lincoln, who represents a "commission" now in Washington "to consult the President with reference to the defenses of Boston." Evening Star (Washington, DC), 19 June 1863, 2:4.

Receives news that Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote, suffering from incurable disease, is in critical condition. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 19 June 1863, 2d ed., Extra, 2:2, 4.

Instructs John Nicolay to inform Chicago Tribune that President will be glad to receive copies "so long as in your kindness you may please to send it." Nicolay to Tribune Company, 19 June 1863, John G. Nicolay Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.