President suspends two death sentences, paroles prisoner of war, issues pass through lines, and recommends an appointment. Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 16 February 1865, CW, 8:301; Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 16 February 1865, CW, 8:302; Order Concerning R. H. Baptist, 16 February 1865, CW, 8:302; Pass for Mrs. John F. Slaughter, 16 February 1865, CW, 8:302; Endorsement, 16 February 1865, CW, 8:301.

Writes check to Robert T. Lincoln for $100.00. CW, 8:580.

At 7:00 P.M., President and Mrs. Lincoln, accompanied by their son Robert T. Lincoln, host state dinner for twenty senators whose wives are not in the capital, including Senator Zachariah Chandler (Mich.). Evening Star (Washington, DC), 17 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:1; CW, 8:580.