...to. So he placed Greeley in the front as negotiator, replying to him as follows: "If you can find 204 any person, anywhere, professing to have any proposition...peace, embracing the restoration of the Union and the abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him that he may come to me with you,"...

...a Northern insurrection."* Lincoln had no faith in Jewett 's story and on July 9 wrote to Greeley: "If you can find any person, anywhere, professing...peace, embracing the restoration of the Union and the abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you, and that...

...interview the negotiators. " If you can find any person, anywhere," the President wrote on July 9, "professing to have any proposition of Jefferson Davis...peace, embracing the restoration of the Union, and abandon ment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you, and that...

...removed, to do far greater in the approaching elections." To that letter the President replied as follows: "If you can find any person, anywhere, professing...have any proposition of Jefferson Davis, in writing, embracing the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to...

...country, and an attempt to force the President to accept negotiations and to make terms. Lincoln replied, "If you can find any person, anywhere professing to...of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him that he may come 3 to me". Greeley wrote just before the election, "I firmly believe that were the...

...account to neutralize Greeley. He therefore sent him a letter, two days later, in which he stated : " If you can find any person, anywhere, professing to...abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces," bring him or them to me and he or they shall have safe conduct back to the point where you shall have...

...DC, July 9, 1864. "Honorable Horace Greeley: Dear Sir: — Your letter of the 7th, with iuclosures, received. If you can find any person anywhere professing...peace, embracing the restoration of the Union and the abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you ; and...

...anywhere," wrote Lincoln to Greeley, "professing to have any proposition of Jefferson Davis, in writing, embracing the restoration of the Union, and abandonment of slavery, whatever else it may embrace, say to him he may come to me with you, and that if he really brings such proposition he...

...war to a close. Lincoln subsequently authorized Greeley to bring with him to Washington any person " professing to have any proposition of Jefferson Davis,...restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery." Greeley proceeded to Niagara Falls, and after desultory negotiations with Confederates in Canada, learned...

...The president responded immediately, authorizing Greeley to bring to Washington under safe conduct "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...embracing the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery."22 Lincoln knew perfectly well that Davis had not authorized negotiations on such conditions....