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-one. In accordance with General Grant's advice I wrote a note requesting a second interview with the President, and received no answer. I reported this to the General, who thereupon wrote me this letter. The Mr. Hamilton spoken of was the late John C. Hamilton of New York, father-in-law of General Halleck. It was this relationship which made his commendation notable; for I had been obliged to say many things in my history, which were unfavorable to Halleck. New York City, Feb'y 3d, 1882. Dear Badeau,—I have your letter of the 1st. It is possible the President's Sec.—knowing how the President is oppressed by calls—never laid your letter before him. At all events I would assume that he had not, and would lay my business before him. The President has spoken in the kindest terms of you, and suggested himself, before I mentioned it, the Italian Mission. I would suggest that you go in to see him in his office hours and say that you would not take up his time now, but if<