Abraham Lincoln — The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VII Chap. 3.3

To General U. S. Grant. Executive Mansion, Washington, January 5, 1865. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT, City Point, Va.: Richard T. Jacob, Lieutenant-Governor of Kentucky, is at the Spotswood House, in Richmond, under an order of General Burbridge not to return to Kentucky. Please communicate leave to him to pass our lines, and come to me here at Washington. A. LINCOLN.