"Yes, it is a bad...that calls": NYT, December 18, 1863.
"the greatest question...practical statesmanship": "31 July 1863, Friday," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 69.
everyone a.s.sumed...of his divided party: Brooks, Mr. Lincoln"s Washington, p. 271.
John Hay was present..."highly satisfactory": "[9 December 1863, Wednesday]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, pp. 12122.
Radicals were thrilled..."acts of Congress": AL, "Annual Message to Congress," December 8, 1863, in CW, VII, p. 51.
"He makes Emanc.i.p.ation...of reconstruction": CS to Orestes A. Brownson, December 27, 1863, in Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, Vol. II, p. 216.
"G.o.d bless Old Abe...in the President": "[9 December 1863, Wednesday]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 122.
had written a letter to Nathaniel Banks..."included in the plan": AL to Nathaniel P. Banks, in CW, VI, p. 365.
He offered full pardons...remain as they were: AL, "Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction," December 8, 1863, in CW, VII, pp. 5456.
Conservatives hailed...as it wished: EBL to SPL, December 8, 1863, in Wartime Washington, ed. Laas, p. 325.
"theory is identical...different nomenclature": CS to Orestes A. Brownson, December 27, 1863, in Selected Letters of Charles Sumner, Vol. II, pp. 21617.
Lincoln a.s.sured..."otherwise would": AL, "Annual Message to Congress," December 8, 1863, in CW, VII, p. 52.
would devastate Confederate morale: Foner, Reconstruction, pp. 3637.
When the Blairs..."of modern times": Brooks, Mr. Lincoln"s Washington, p. 273.
"is the great man...clearly than anybody": "[9 December 1863, Wednesday]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 122.
Judd called..."was Mr. Chase": Norman Judd and AL, quoted in "[9 December 1863, Wednesday]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 124.
Chase had obstinately...perpetuate emanc.i.p.ation: SPC to AL, November 25, 1863, Lincoln Papers.
"more positive...is not to be had": SPC to Henry Ward Beecher, December 26, 1863, reel 30, Chase Papers.
he detected a more hopeful...surprisingly well: AL, "Annual Message to Congress," December 8, 1863, in CW, VII, pp. 4950.
invited his sister-in-law..."and left him alone": David Davis, quoted in Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 14, 1897.
Emilie had been living...through Union lines: Helm, The True Story of Mary, p. 220.
"I am totally at a loss...secure a pa.s.s?": John L. Helm to Mrs. Robert S. Todd, October 11, 1863, quoted in ibid., p. 219.
Lincoln personally issued..."to Kentucky": AL to Lyman B. Todd, October 15, 1863, in CW, VII, p. 517.
When Emilie arrived...explaining the dilemma: Helm, The True Story of Mary, pp. 22021.
"Send her to me": AL, quoted in ibid., p. 221.
was received at the White House...Confederate Army: Emilie Todd Helm diary [hereafter Helm diary], quoted in ibid., pp. 22122.
"Often the boundaries...chose sides": John W. Shaffer, Clash of Loyalties: A Border County in the Civil War (Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2003), p. 2.
they carefully avoided mention..."into other channels": Helm diary, quoted in Helm, The True Story of Mary, p. 224.
Mary did her utmost: Helm diary, quoted in ibid., pp. 22223.
"He comes to me...most of the time": MTL, quoted in Helm diary, in ibid., p. 227.
"the scape-goat...thrill in her voice": MTL, quoted in Helm diary, in ibid., pp. 225, 227.
he confided her presence..."it known": Entry for December 14, 1863, in Browning, The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Vol. I, p. 651.
invited Emilie to join them: Helm, The True Story of Mary, p. 228.
Lincoln had personally...restore his spirits: Edgc.u.mb Pinchon, Dan Sickles: Hero of Gettysburg and "Yankee King of Spain" (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1945), pp. 20304.
Mary also considered...merriment: MTL to Sally Orne, [December 12, 1869], in Turner and Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln, pp. 53334.
Senator Harris turned..."and Mana.s.sas": Helm diary, quoted in Helm, The True Story of Mary, p. 229.
Mary"s face "turned...a.s.sistance in the matter": Helm diary, quoted in ibid., pp. 227, 22931.
prompted Emilie to leave: Helm diary, quoted in ibid., p. 231.
"Oh, Emilie...hideous nightmare?": MTL, quoted in Helm diary, ibid., p. 226.
he took Nicolay and Hay...about the play: "[18 December 1863]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 128; Daily Morning Chronicle, Washington, D.C., December 19, 1863.
"in fine spirits": Entry for December 15, 1863, Welles diary, Vol. I (1960 edn.), p. 485.
returned to Ford"s...Bayard Taylor: "[18 December 1863]," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 128; Daily Morning Chronicle, Washington, D.C., December 18 and 19, 1863.
a peculiarly pleasant dream...the next day: "23 December 1863," in Hay, Inside Lincoln"s White House, p. 132.
Seward entertained..."cloud of smoke": Seward, Seward at Washington...18611872, p. 206.
Bates"s children: See introduction, entries for May 28; June 5 and 20; July 1; November 15, 22, 25, and 30; December 16, 19 and 22, 1863, The Diary of Edward Bates, 18591866, pp. xvxvi, 294, 295, 299, 315, 319, 32021, 323.
After forty years...word against him: Entry for September 4, 1863, in The Diary of Edward Bates, 18591866, p. 306.
he attended a funeral..."and die soon": Entry for December 25, 1863, in ibid., p. 324.
Edgar"s return..."on earth forever": Entry for December 25, 1863, Welles diary, Vol. I (1960 edn.), p. 494.
"The year closes...the future than now": Entry for December 31, 1863, ibid., pp. 499500.
the birth of a new baby girl...baptismal celebration: EMS to SPC, December 30, 1863, reel 30, Chase Papers.