President irritated by publication of letter to J. C. Conkling prior to meeting for which it was written. Abraham Lincoln to James C. Conkling, 3 September 1863, CW, 6:430; Harper, Press, 134.

Mrs. Lincoln at Manchester, Vt., receives message from President: "The Secretary of War tells me he has telegraphed Gen. [Abner] Doubleday to await further orders. We are all well, and have nothing new." Abraham Lincoln to Mary Lincoln, 3 September 1863, CW, 6:431.