President approves resolution submitting Thirteenth Amendment to states. Resolution Submitting the Thirteenth Amendment to the States, 1 February 1865, CW, 8:253-54.

Interviews J. W. Singleton, who has talked with President Davis. Randall, Lincoln, 4:330.

Confers with Sen. Howe (Wis.) about idea of furloughing sick, proposed in letter of Mrs. Porter. Howe to Lincoln, 1 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Interviews Henry Ward Beecher relative to outlook for peace. Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Beecher, 27 February 1865, CW, 8:318-19.

Responds to serenade of crowd at White House celebrating passage of resolution sending Thirteenth Amendment to states. N.Y. Tribune, 3 February 1865; Response to a Serenade, 1 February 1865, CW, 8:254-55.

President seldom gets to bed before midnight. William H. Crook, "Lincoln as I Knew Him. Compiled and written down by Margarita S. Gerry," Harper's Monthly Magazine 114 (December 1906):110-11.

Telegraphs Maj. Eckert at City Point, Va.: "Call at Fortress-Monroe & put yourself under direction of Mr. S. [Seward] whom you will find there." Abraham Lincoln to Thomas T. Eckert, 1 February 1865, CW, 8:252.

Telegraphs Gen. Grant: "Let nothing which is transpiring, change, hinder, or delay your Military movements, or plans." Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 1 February 1865, CW, 8:252.

President telegraphs Gen. Grant at 9 A.M.: "Say to the gentlemen [Stephens, Hunter, and Campbell] I will meet them personally at Fortress-Monroe, as soon as I can get there." Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 2 February 1865, CW, 8:256.

Writes check to John G. Nicolay for $20.00. CW, 8:579.

At 11 A.M., leaves by special train for Annapolis, Md., where he boards steamer "Thomas Collyer," and late in evening arrives at Fortress Monroe. Immediately goes on board steamer "River Queen," where Sec. Seward is waiting. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 2 February 1865, 2d ed., Extra, 2:1; Abraham Lincoln to the House of Representatives, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:274-85; Edward C. Kirkland, The Peacemakers of 1864 (New York: Macmillan, 1927), 244.

"The President and Mr. Seward have gone to Hampton Roads to have an interview with the Rebel commissioners,—Stephens, Hunter, and Campbell." Welles, Diary.

President conducts Hampton Roads Peace Conference for four hours in morning aboard "River Queen." Randall, Lincoln, 4:333; Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs, 2 vols. (London: Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886), 2:422.

After conference visits with Alexander H. Stephens and promises to see what can be done to exchange Stephens's nephew. Clarence E. Macartney, Lincoln and His Cabinet (New York: Scribner, 1931), 168; Abraham Lincoln to Charles W. Hill, 4 February 1865, CW, 8:259; Abraham Lincoln to Alexander H. Stephens, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:287.

Leaves Fortress Monroe, Va., for return trip to Washington on "River Queen" at 5 P.M. N.Y. Herald, 5 February 1865.

[Irwin withdraws $37.74 from Springfield Marine Bank to pay Lincoln's taxes. Pratt, Personal Finances, 178.]

At 7:30 A.M. President leaves Annapolis, Md., following overnight trip up Chesapeake Bay from Hampton Roads, Va., on "River Queen." Arrives in Washington at 9:25 A.M. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 4 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:1; Washington Chronicle, 6 February 1865.

Orders Lt. John A. Stephens (CSA), nephew of Alexander H. Stephens and prisoner of war on Johnson's Island to report in person to White House. Abraham Lincoln to Charles W. Hill, 4 February 1865, CW, 8:259.

Transmits to Senate information on condition of Mexico and case of French steamer "Rhine." Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 4 February 1865, CW, 8:259-60.

Cabinet meets in special session from noon until 1 P.M. to hear reports of President and Secretary of State Seward on Hampton Roads Conference. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 4 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4; Welles, Diary.

President confers with Secretary of War Stanton on effect of conference on Gen. Grant's military plans and authorizes Stanton to telegraph Grant "that nothing transpired, or transpiring with the three gentlemen from Richmond, is to cause any change hinderance or delay, of your military plans or operations." Stanton to Grant, 4 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Mrs. Lincoln holds afternoon reception from 1 to 3 P.M., and President attends. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 4 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4; Washington Chronicle, 5 February 1865.

President reads to cabinet meeting at 7 P.M. proposal for joint resolution of Congress whereby payment of $400 million would be distributed among 16 states pro rata on their slave population in return for cessation of all resistance to national authority by April 1, 1865. Cabinet unanimously disapproves. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, [5 February 1865], CW, 8:260-61; Seward to Welles, 5 February 1865, Gideon Welles Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

President interviews Committee of Board of Supervisors of New York regarding troop quotas. Abraham Lincoln to James B. Fry, 6 February 1865, CW, 8:262-63.

Establishes board to examine into proper quotas and credits of respective states. Order to Make Corrections in the Draft, 6 February 1865, CW, 8:264-65.

Public reception at White House from 8:30 to 11 P.M. draws largest crowd of the season thus far. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 6 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:1, 7 February 1865, 3d ed., 2:4.

Lincoln receives January salary warrant for $1,981.67. Pratt, Personal Finances, 184.

President receives Cong. Colfax (Ind.) for talks about Hampton Roads Conference. Colfax to Lincoln, 8 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Cabinet meets. "Very little before the Cabinet." Welles, Diary.

President makes brief call on F. P. Blair, Sr. Blair to Lincoln, 8 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Interviews A. M. Laws regarding permit to trade in cotton. Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, February 1865, CW, 8:267-68.

R. A. Gray, representing H. Jouette Gray of Harrisonburg, Va., calls on President relative to collecting ground rents. Abraham Lincoln to James Speed, 7 February 1865, CW, 8:268.

Lincoln writes William Lloyd Garrison, antislavery leader and publisher, to thank him and group of donors for painting entitled "Watch Night-, or Waiting for the Hour." Abraham Lincoln to William Lloyd Garrison, 7 February 1865, CW, 8:265-66.

President Lincoln telegraphs Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn with the 120th Colored Infantry, Henderson, Kentucky, in response to reports that Glenn has been "forcing negroes into the Military service" using "tortur[e]...to extort their consent." Lincoln warns, "The like must not be done by you, or any one under you. You must not force negroes any more than white men." Abraham Lincoln to John Glenn, 7 February 1865, CW, 8:266.

President signs and return to Congress "Joint Resolution declaring certain States not entitled to representation in the Electoral College," with statement that signing does not express any opinion or judgment of his own upon subject of resolution. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 8 February 1865, CW, 8:270-71.

Interviews P. E. Bland and William Wallace, representing District of West Tennessee, relative to hardships of people. Bland and Wallace to Lincoln, 11 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Writes Gen. Grant for permission to use Grant's dispatch of February 1, 1865 to Sec. Stanton , in report to House of Representatives regarding "interview with Messrs. Stephens, Hunter & Campbell." Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 8 February 1865, CW, 8:269-70.

Transmits to Congress copy of note addressed to secretary of state relative to gift of sword to Capt. Henry S. Stellwagen (USN) as mark of gratitude for his services to British brigantine "Mersey." Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 8 February 1865, CW, 8:271.

Writes Governor J. Gregory Smith (Vt.) regarding "the government's promise to fairly allow credits for men previously furnished," when setting quotas for pending call for 300,000 men. Abraham Lincoln to John G. Smith, 8 February 1865, CW, 8:271-72.

President and Mrs. Lincoln host dinner party at Executive Mansion for a dozen guests including Postmaster General William Dennison, Attorney General James Speed, and Vice Admiral David Farragut. Marine Band provides music for the event, which ends at 10 P.M. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 9 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4.

[Congress officially tallies electoral votes from presidential election and declares Abraham Lincoln "duly elected" as President and Andrew Johnson as Vice President. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 8 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4.]

President receives delegation from New York Young Men's Republican Union. Hoyt to Lincoln, 1 March 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

J. W. Forney calls on Lincoln to announce that Sen. Daniel Clark (N.H.) is president pro tempore of Senate. Forney to Lincoln, 9 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

O. H. Browning confers with President at night and receives letter, for delivery to Gen. Grant, relative to trading operations of J. W. Singleton. Browning, Diary.

President sends to House of Representatives copies of all documents pertaining to Hampton Roads Conference. Abraham Lincoln to the House of Representatives, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:274-85.

Confers with Col. Eaton regarding dispute in Congress relative to shifting Freedmen's Bureau from War Dept. to Treasury Dept. Abraham Lincoln to John Eaton, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:274.

Cabinet meets. Welles, Diary.

Sen. Davis (Ky.) calls on President to discuss release of certain prisoners of war. Endorsement Concerning Garrett Davis, 13 February 1865, CW, 8:293-94.

[Irwin withdraws $24 from Springfield Marine Bank to pay insurance on Lincoln's Springfield home. Pratt, Personal Finances, 178.]

President encloses to Rear Adm. Porter "joint resolution . . . tendering the thanks of Congress to yourself, the officers and men under your command, for their gallantry and good conduct in the capture of Fort Fisher." Abraham Lincoln to David D. Porter, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:285.

Transmits to Senate report from secretary of state "concerning recent conversations or communications with insurgents." Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:286-87.

Writes A. H. Stephens: "According to our agreement, your nephew, Lieut. Stephens, goes to you, bearing this note. Please, in return, to select and send to me, that officer of the same rank, imprisoned at Richmond, whose physical condition most urgently requires his release." Abraham Lincoln to Alexander H. Stephens, 10 February 1865, CW, 8:287-88.

In the evening, President Lincoln and Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Ambrose E. Burnside attend Ford's Theatre to watch a performance of the comedy, Everybody's Friend, followed by the farce, Love in Livery. A newspaper reports, "The audience welcomed the distinguished visitors with the most vociferous cheering, the orchestra struck up 'Hail to the Chief,' and for some moments the performance on the stage was altogether suspended. The President and General Grant remained until the close of the programme." Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 February 1865, 1:3, 3:1; 11 February 1865, 2:6.

President interviews George T. Hammond, editor of Newport "Daily News" and gives him card to "Head of any Department." Abraham Lincoln to Heads of Departments, 11 February 1865, CW, 8:289.

Receives Jonah M. Davis of Ridge Farm, Ill., who is asking relief for Society of Friends in Ellwood Township. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 11 February 1865, CW, 8:290.

Assists Mrs. Lincoln in welcoming guests to afternoon reception attended by General and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral and Mrs. David Farragut. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 11 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4; Washington Chronicle, 12 February 1865.

William H. Herndon sends draft for $133 on First National Bank of Springfield, as Lincoln's half of current collections of law firm. Pratt, Personal Finances, 134-35.

President consults with Judge George P. Fisher (Supreme Court of District of Columbia) about insanity of Dr. Edward Worrell of Delaware, sentenced to one year's imprisonment for aiding a prisoner to escape from Fort Delaware, Del. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 12 February 1865, CW, 8:293.

Sen Dixon (Conn.) and brother-in-law, Col. James G. Wilson, visit President. James G. Wilson, "Recollections of Abraham Lincoln," Putnam's Magazine 5 (March 1909):672.

Lincoln orders Gen. Pope not to allow provost marshals in different parts of Missouri to seize and sell property. Abraham Lincoln to John Pope, 12 February 1865, CW, 8:292-93.

President transmits to Congress dispatch relating to an international exhibition to be held at Bergen, Norway, and note from Portuguese minister calling attention to proposed international exhibition at Oporto, Portugal. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 13 February 1865, CW, 8:296; Abraham Lincoln to the Senate and House of Representatives, 13 February 1865, CW, 8:296-97.

Interviews John M. Bulloch and writes order for his brother, Lt. Waller R. Bulloch (CSA), aged 15, nephew of Gen. (former Vice President) John C. Breckinridge (CSA), to be paroled. Order Concerning Waller R. Bulloch, 13 February 1865, CW, 8:296.

Endorses written request for relief presented by Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson on behalf of people of District of West Tennessee: "To the Military Officers Commanding in West-Tennessee. . . . it is my wish for you to relieve the people from all burthens, harrassments, and oppressions, so far as is possible, consistently with your Military necessities; that the object of the war being to restore and maintain the blessings of peace and good government, I desire you to help, and not hinder, every advance in that direction." Abraham Lincoln to Military Officers Commanding in West Tennessee, 13 February 1865, CW, 8:294-96.

President and Mrs. Lincoln host state dinner, with son Robert T. Lincoln in attendance. Thirty-three guests include sixteen senators and their wives. The Marine Band provides music. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 14 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:1.

President approves resolution providing for "Congressional Directory." Stat. L., XIII, 568.

Grants audience to Mrs. Hutter and committee from Philadelphia with recommendations relative to caring for orphans of soldiers and sailors. Hutter to Lincoln, 8 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Interviews W. O. Bartlett, probably about appointment of James Gordon Bennett as minister to France. Bartlett to Lincoln, 14 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Signs commission of W. O. Stoddard as marshal of eastern district of Arkansas. William O. Stoddard, Lincoln's Third Secretary: The Memoirs of William O. Stoddard, ed. by William O. Stoddard, Jr. (New York: Exposition Press, 1955), 216.

Lincoln authorizes Dr. Ray to carry on certain trade, subject to treasury regulations, in enemy territory. Authorization for Charles H. Ray, 15 February 1865, CW, 8:299.

Interviews Mary McCook Baldwin of Tennessee and gives her card to see H. A. Risley. Abraham Lincoln to Hanson A. Risley, 15 February 1865, CW, 8:300.

President and Mrs. Lincoln usually breakfast at 9 A.M. President goes to office at 9:30 A.M. William H. Crook, "Lincoln as I Knew Him. Compiled and written down by Margarita S. Gerry," Harper's Monthly Magazine 114 (December 1906):111.

Orders that prisons designated for confinement of prisoners under sentence of courtmartial "shall be deemed and taken to be military prisons." Order Concerning Prisoners, 15 February 1865, CW, 8:300.

At 2:00 P.M. attends funeral of Senator Thomas H. Hicks (Md.) in the Senate chamber of the Capitol, accompanied by Secretaries Seward and Dennison and Attorney General Speed. Joins procession to Congressional Cemetery for interment. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 15 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4.

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.

President issues proclamation convening Senate in extra session on March 4, 1865. Proclamation Convening the Senate in Extra Session, 17 February 1865, CW, 8:304.

Receives Washington McLean, publisher of Cincinnati "Enquirer," and gives him card to Sec. Stanton asking for release of Gen. Roger A. Pryor (CSA), former U.S. congressman from Virginia and newspaper editor. Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 24 February 1865, CW, 8:314-15; Forney to Lincoln, 18 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Confers from 3 to 4 P.M. with O. H. Browning on case of John Y. Beall, charged with violating rules of war and sentenced to death as spy. Browning, Diary.

Signs Army commission of Capt. Robert Lincoln. David C. Mearns, The Lincoln Papers: The Story of the Collection, with selections to July 4, 1861, 2 vols. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948), 1:12.

Writes Judge Adv. Gen. Holt for concurrence in proposal to free group of Washington and Baltimore clothing merchants, convicted of illegal practices. Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Holt, 17 February 1865, CW, 8:303-4.

In morning receives delegation from Massachusetts presented by Senator Henry Wilson (Mass.) and bearing a petition from nearly all State Senators and many State Representatives and Executive officials recommending Governor John A. Andrew for a position in the President's Cabinet. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 18 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4.

President refuses request of Asst. Sec. Fox for pass permitting Mrs. Kate K. Picket to come through lines and suggests that Mrs. Fox make request. Fox, Diary, Gist-Blair Family Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Receives Sen. Pomeroy (Kans.) and Mr. King of Washington, DC, to discuss case of son, Norman L. King, pardoned from death sentence. Gurley to Lincoln, 17 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 11 February 1865, CW, 8:291.

Mrs. Lincoln holds regular Saturday afternoon reception, and the President assisted her in greeting guests. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 18 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:2; Washington Chronicle, 19 February 1865.

Writes check to "Self" for $761.00. CW, 8:581.

Lincoln submits papers of Col. James C. Briscoe to Sec. Stanton , "simply remarking that they seem to be good and ample." Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 19 February 1865, CW, 8:307.

President suspends White House public receptions "for the present." Washington Chronicle, 19 February 1865.

Notifies James Gordon Bennett of decision to nominate him as minister to France. Abraham Lincoln to James G. Bennett, 20 February 1865, CW, 8:307-8.

Writes Gov. Thomas C. Fletcher (Mo.): "It seems that there is now no organized military force of the enemy in Missouri and yet that destruction of property and life is rampant every where. . . . Each leaving all others alone solves the problem. . . . Please consider whether it may not be well to suggest this to the now afflicted people of Missouri." Abraham Lincoln to Thomas C. Fletcher, 20 February 1865, CW, 8:308.

President confers with Atty. Gen. Speed and Sec. Welles on projected decision of Chief Justice Chase relative to suspension of writ of habeas corpus. Welles, Diary.

President interviews Gov. Pickering (Washington Terr.) upon official business and refers him to Sec. Fessenden. Abraham Lincoln to William P. Fessenden, 22 February 1865, CW, 8:310.

Receives Mrs. Lurton of Tennessee, who requests and obtains release from prison of ailing son, Horace H. Lurton [later Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court]. LL, No. 807.

Sec. Welles goes to White House with Lt. Comdr. Cushing, who reports on capture of Fort Anderson, N.C. Welles, Diary.

President asks Sec. Stanton if anything can be done regarding appeal from citizens of Philadelphia that enforcement of draft be delayed one week. Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, 22 February 1865, CW, 8:311-13.

President receives J. W. Forney and W. McLean regarding pardon for J. Y. Beall. Stevens to Lincoln, 24 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Informs Montgomery Blair and friends, who call at White House, that if their visit concerns Beall they will not be granted an audience. Daniel B. Lucas, Memoir of John Yates Beall: His Life, Trial, Correspondence, Diary and Private Manuscript Found among his Papers, including his own Account of the Raid in Lake Erie (Montreal: J. Lovell, 1865), 73.

In evening O. H. Browning sees Lincoln about Beall. President undecided. Looks badly and feels badly. Browning, Diary.

Delegation visits White House in morning relative to J. Y. Beall case, but President refuses to see them, saying his mind is made up. Browning, Diary.

Hiram Hibbard, 50th New York Engineers, voluntarily calls on President and receives pardon for any supposed desertion. Order Concerning Hiram Hibbard, 24 February 1865, CW, 8:315.

Lincoln telegraphs Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant regarding Confederate prisoner-of-war Roger A. Pryor. Several individuals encouraged Lincoln to approve a prisoner exchange involving Pryor, who is incarcerated at New York City's Fort Lafayette prison. Lincoln explains, "But . . . I have seen a despatch of yours showing that you specially object to his exchange. Meantime he has reached here & reported to me. It is an ungracious thing for me to send him back to prison, and yet inadmissable for him to remain here long. Can not you help me out with it?" Horace Greeley to Abraham Lincoln, 6 February 1865; Ulysses S. Grant to William Hoffman, 7 February 1865; Joshua F. Speed to Abraham Lincoln, 15 February 1865; John W. Forney to Abraham Lincoln, 18 February 1865, all in Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, 24 February 1865, CW, 8:314-15.

Lincoln issues pass for R. A. Pryor to report to Gen. Grant for exchange. Pass for Roger A. Pryor, 25 February 1865, CW, 8:317.

President and Mrs. Lincoln greet guests at afternoon reception. Washington Chronicle, 26 February 1865; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 27 February 1865, 2d ed., 2:4.

Charles Adolphe de Pineton, Marquis de Chambrun, French diplomat and friend of Sen. Sumner (Mass.), meets President at reception in White House and two days later writes of him: "He dominates everyone present and maintains his exalted position without the slightest effort." Adolphe de Pineton, marquis de Chambrun, Impressions of Lincoln and the Civil War: A Foreigner's Account (New York: Random House, 1952), 21-23.

President transmits to Senate report of Secretary of War and "General Orders No. 23, issued by Major General Banks," promulgating regulations concerning compensated plantation labor. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 25 February 1865, CW, 8:317.

F. B. Carpenter and party in President's office see manuscript referred to as Second Inaugural address. Carpenter, Six Months, 234.

President lays before Senate treaty with Indian tribes in Oregon. Abraham Lincoln to the Senate, 27 February 1865, CW, 8:322.

Interviews Cong. Arnold (Ill.), who is seeking an appointment. Arnold to Lincoln, 28 February 1865, Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Writes note: "Will Mr. Dickson, Chief Engineer of Hibernia please pump the water out of a certain well, which Tad will show?" ["Hibernia" was fire engine sent from Philadelphia during War and remained in capital for some time.] Abraham Lincoln to ? Dickson, 27 February 1865, CW, 8:319.

Inquires of Gov. Fletcher (Mo.): "Have you received my letter of the 20th? I think some such thing as therein suggested, is needed. If you put it before the people, I will direct the Military to co-operate. Please answer." [Lincoln proposed policy of each leaving all others alone as possible solution of Missouri's problem of unorganized fighting.] Abraham Lincoln to Thomas C. Fletcher, 27 February 1865, CW, 8:319-20.

President interviews Anthony A. C. Rogers of Arkansas, relative to prisoner of war at Camden, Ark. Abraham Lincoln to Ethan A. Hitchcock, 28 February 1865, CW, 8:324.

Transmits to Senate communication from secretary of war and report of court of inquiry into explosion of mine in front of Petersburg, Va. Abraham Lincoln to Hannibal Hamlin, 28 February 1865, CW, 8:324.