On the recordDecember 13, 1863
A communication from the Secretary, of the Interior, dated the 12th instant, accompanies the treaty.
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presidency.ucsb.eduA communication from the Secretary, of the Interior, dated the 12th instant, accompanies the treaty.
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of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indicated.
Allow the bearer, F. P. Blair, sr., to pass our lines, go South, and return.
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.
Let nothing which is transpiring change, hinder, or delay your military movements or plans.