Executive Mansion, Washington,
January 29, 1863

Major-general DIx, Fort Monroe, Va.: 

Do Richmond papers have anything from Vicksburg?

A. Lincoln.

TO THURLOW WEED.

Washington, January 29, 1863.

Hon.  Thurlow Weed.

Dear sir:—­Your valedictory to the patrons of the Albany Evening journal brings me a good deal of uneasiness.  What does it mean?

Truly Yours,

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL DIX.

War department, Washington city,

January 30, 1863. 5.45 P.M.

Major-general Dix, Fort Monroe, Va.: 

What iron-clads, if any, have gone out of Hampton Roads within the last two days?

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL DIX.

War department, Washington city, D. C.,
January 31, 1863.

Major-general Dix, Fort Monroe, Va.: 
Corcoran’s and Pryor’s battle terminated.  Have you any news through
Richmond papers or otherwise?

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL SCHENCK.

War department, Washington city, D. C.,
January 31, 1863.

Major-general Schenck, Baltimore, Md.: 

I do not take jurisdiction of the pass question.  Exercise your own discretion as to whether Judge Pettis shall have a pass.

A. Lincoln.

TO THE WORKING-MEN OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

Executive Mansion, February 1, 1863.

To the working-men of London: 

I have received the New Year’s address which you have sent me, with a sincere appreciation of the exalted and humane sentiments by which it was inspired.

As these sentiments are manifestly the enduring support of the free institutions of England, so I am sure also that they constitute the only reliable basis for free institutions throughout the world.

The resources, advantages, and powers of the American people are very great, and they have consequently succeeded to equally great responsibilities.  It seems to have devolved upon them to test whether a government established on the principles of human freedom can be maintained against an effort to build one upon the exclusive foundation of human bondage.  They will rejoice with me in the new evidences which your proceedings furnish that the magnanimity they are exhibiting is justly estimated by the true friends of freedom and humanity in foreign countries.