Yours very respectfully,

James Buchanan.

[SECRETARY STANTON TO MR. BUCHANAN.]

War Department, Washington City, June 16, 1865.

Dear Sir:—

Your note of the 14th inst., enclosing Mr. Tate’s letter, has just reached me, and I have ordered the immediate release of Lieutenant Tate and his three friends, with transportation from Johnson’s Island to Alabama. I hope that you are in the enjoyment of good health, and beg you to present my compliments to Miss Lane.

Yours truly,

Edwin M. Stanton.

[MR. BUCHANAN TO A FRIEND.]

My Dear Sir:—