Abraham Lincoln — The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VII Chap. 2.32

To General F. Steele. War Department, Washington, February 25, 1864. MAJOR-GENERAL STEELE, Little Rock, Arkansas: General Sickles is not going to Arkansas. He probably will make a tour down the Mississippi and home by the gulf and ocean, but he will not meddle in your affairs. At one time I did intend to have him call on you and explain more fully than I could do by letter or telegraph, so as to avoid a difficulty coming of my having made a plan here, while the convention made one there, for reorganizing Arkansas; but even his doing that has been given up for more than two weeks. Please show this to Governor Murphy to save me telegraphing him. A. LINCOLN.