Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as 16th President of 26 states.
5 March ^1861^
March 5. The Poney arived this morning bringing Expresses up to
26th Febuary also A letter From Capt Hooper up to the 15. He thinks we
shall have a daily mail & the pacific rail road Bill will become a law
this session Abel Lincoln had arived in Washington a plan was laid to
assinate him at Baltimore but he went through in disguise, the breach
between North & South is growing wider every day. I spent the day in
the office A. P. Rockwood came into the office & told his dream about
building a log cabin when all the logs were rotton & broke representing our
Government T Bullock wrote it down & the interpetation & put it on file
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