To Col. Edward G. W. Butler; 2 1/2 pp., 4to. The salutation and signature cut off, however there is no question of authorship. Speaks of the disbanding of Butler's regiment at St. Louis and the loss to the country of such a unit. Comments at length on the imminent election, "I would greatly prefer quiet and retirement in a cabin or cottage than all the pomp and circumstance connected with the White House; the contest is now at hand & I will rejoice heartily when it is at an end"

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