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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 39 (search)
he morning you had better address a note to Mr. Benjamin, asking the interview with the President. od House, Richmond, Va., July 17, 1864. Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, etc.: dear sir:n half an hour Judge Ould returned, saying: Mr. Benjamin sends you his compliments, and will be happ We thank you for this cordial reception, Mr. Benjamin. We trust you will be as glad to hear us ae is something, after all, in moral power. Mr. Benjamin does not possess it, nor is he a great man.t nine o'clock, at the State Department. Mr. Benjamin occupied his previous seat at the table, an the South. We sincerely hope it may. Mr. Benjamin tells me you have asked to see me, to ---- ect, with only four and a half millions, as Mr. Benjamin says you have, to hold out forever against em for years. The laugh was upon me, and Mr. Benjamin enjoyed it. Well, sir, be that; as it mach me with any other. When we went out, Mr. Benjamin called Judge Ould, who had been waiting dur[2 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 104 (search)
Doc. 27. Secretary Benjamin's circular. Department of State, Richmond, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Sir: Numerous publications which have recently appeared in the journals of the United States on the subject of informal overtures for peace between two Federations of States now at war on this Continent render it desirable that yoremain under surveillance during their stay here, and the next morning I received the following letter: Spottswood House, Richmond, V., July 17, 1864. Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State of Confederate States of America. dear sir: The undersigned, James F. Jaques of Illinois, and James R. Gilmore, of Massachusetts, mosich was properly regarded by those gentlemen as an intimation that Mr. Lincoln was unwilling that this war should cease while in his power to continue hostilities. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State. Hon. James M. Mason, Commissioner of the Continent, etc., etc., etc., Paris.