 | Everett Chamberlin - Biography & Autobiography - 1872 - 568 pages
...letter Greeley telegraphed to the President, who sent by the hand of Major Hay this celebrated paper : " To whom it may concern :—Any proposition which embraces...of peace, the integrity of the whole Union and the abandoment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at... | |
 | Thurlow Weed, Thomas C. Acton - Campaign literature - 1872 - 24 pages
...telegram the President responded as follows:— " EXECUTIVE MANSION, "Washington, July 18, 1864. " To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :— " Any proposition which...*' peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the aban" donment of Slavery, and which comes by and with an " authority that can control the armies now... | |
 | Lurton Dunham Ingersoll - History - 1873 - 754 pages
...President sent the following by the hands of Major Hay : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, DC, July 18, 1864. To whom it may concern: — Any proposition which...an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, will be received and considered by the Executive Government of the United... | |
 | Lurton Dunham Ingersoll - Journalists - 1873 - 754 pages
...President sent the following by the hands of Major Hay : EXECUT1VE MANSION, WASH1NGTON, DC, July 18, 1864. To whom it may concern: — Any proposition which...Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes hy and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States, will he... | |
 | Henry Wilson - Antislavery movements - 1877 - 814 pages
...To whom it may concern." In it he promised " safe conduct both ways " to the bearer or bearers of " any proposition which embraces the restoration of...abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an anther ity that can control the armies now at war with the United States " ; adding the assurance that... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 674 pages
...superiors, and pledged " to take up arms 1 The instructions, dated the 18th of July, were as follows : — " To whom it may concern : — Any proposition which embraces the restoration of pence, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 260 pages
...the President sent to these " commissioners " a message, to the effect that any proposition embracing the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, would be received by the Government of the United States if coming from an authority that can control... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - Biography & Autobiography - 1879 - 274 pages
...the President sent to these " commissioners " a message, to the effect that any proposition embracing the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, would be received by the Government of the United States if coming from an authority that can control... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - United States - 1879 - 264 pages
...the abandonment of slavery, would be received by the Government of the United States if coming from an authority that can control the armies now at war with the United States. In answer to this, the agents declared, through Mr. Greeley, that it precluded negotiation, and revealed... | |
 | North American review - 1880 - 672 pages
...restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole country, and the abandonment of slavery, and which came by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States." It was seen that the emancipation of individual slaves, even of all individual... | |
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To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States,... 
