Saturday, October 22, 1864.Washington,
DC. | President notifies former Gov. William B. Campbell
(Tenn.) and others that he declines to interfere in any way with presidential
election in Tennessee. Abraham
Lincoln to William B. Campbell and Others, 22 October 1864,
CW, 8:58-72. Informs
William Price, district attorney, Baltimore, and friends that they will be
received any time today they present themselves. Abraham
Lincoln to William Price, 22 October 1864,
CW, 8:73. Tenders thanks
of nation to Gen. Sheridan for successful operations in Shenandoah Valley,
including his famous ride from Winchester, Va., and defeat of Confederates at
Cedar Creek. Abraham
Lincoln to Philip H. Sheridan, 22 October 1864,
CW, 8:73-74. Interviews
Judge Hughes, who desires to trade in Southern products. Abraham
Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 22 October 1864,
CW, 8:74. Attends
military review and misses visit from Thurlow Weed. Weed to Lincoln, 24
October 1864, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library
of Congress, Washington, DC. Writes pass: "These Friends,
Joseph J. Neave and William Norton, reside in England and wish to visit the
Friends in North Carolina. Allow them to pass, with ordinary baggage, to Gen.
Grant's Head Quarters, and by his consent through our lines." Pass
for Joseph J. Neave and William Norton, 22 October 1864,
CW, 8:72-73. |