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:—