Abraham Lincoln said...

Induced by a dispatch from General Grant, I join you at Fort Monroe as soon as I come.

The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.

while I can not order as within requested, allow me to say that it is my wish for you to relieve the people from all bur...

He wished the reunion of all the States perfected and so effected as to remove all causes of disturbance in the future;