Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Jun. 2.

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Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Jun. 2.

Mentioning a meeting with President Lincoln in which the latter expressed full confidence in Grant and Hooker, the raising of colored troops, and Schuyler Colfax.

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