Your obedient servant,

Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.

Telegram to governor Johnson. 
Washington, July 27, 1864.

Governor Johnson, Nashville, Tennessee: 

Yours in relation to General A. C. Gillam just received.  Will look after the matter to-day.

I also received yours about General Carl Schurz.  I appreciate him certainly, as highly as you do; but you can never know until you have the trial, how difficult it is to find a place for an officer of so high rank when there is no place seeking him.

A. Lincoln.

To Mrs. Anne Williamson,

Executive Mansion, Washington,
July 29, 1864.

Mrs. Anne Williamson.

Madam:—­The plaid you send me is just now placed in my hands.  I thank you for that pretty and useful present, but still more for those good wishes for myself and our country, which prompted you to present it.

Your obedient servant,

A. Lincoln.

INDORSEMENT, AUGUST 3, 1864.

War department,
Washington city, August 2, 1864.

Mr. President:—­This note will introduce to you Mr. Schley of Baltimore, who desires to appeal to you for the revocation of an order of General Hunter, removing some persons, citizens of Frederick, beyond his lines, and imprisoning others.  This Department has no information of the reasons or proofs on which General Hunter acts, and I do not therefore feel at liberty to suspend or interfere with his action except under your direction.

Yours truly,

Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.

[Indorsement.]

August 3, 1864.

The Secretary of War will suspend the order of General Hunter mentioned within, until further order and direct him to send to the Department a brief report of what is known against each one proposed to be dealt with.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U, S. GRANT.  (Cipher.)

Washington, D. C..  August 3, 1864

Lieutenant-general grant, City Point, Va.: 

I have seen your despatch in which you say, “I want Sheridan put in command of all the troops in the field, with instructions to put himself south of the enemy, and follow him to the death.  Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also.”

This, I think, is exactly right as to how our forces should move; but please look over the despatches you may have received from here, ever since you made that order, and discover, if you can, that there is any idea in the head of any one here of “putting our army south of the enemy,” or of following him to the “death,” in any direction.  I repeat to you, it will neither be done nor attempted, unless you watch it every day and hour, and force it.