Mr. Lincoln criticizes the British in their role of providing ships to the Confederacy

I had the privilege of being in consult this week with Mr. Lincoln and Attorney General Edward Bates regarding the pending execution of Augustus Ford who had been convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Baltimore man, A. Barklie Kyle.

Mr. Lincoln approved that Secretary of State William H. Seward notify Lord Lyons of Britain that the U.S. would no longer allow the British to built ships and slip them out of her ports for use by the Confederate States of America.

The president forwarded to the Senate new treaties that had been worked out in recent meetings between Mr. Lincoln and tribal leaders of the Chippewa Indian nation.

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln attended the play "King Henry IV" at the Washington Theater on March 13. As his personal body guard, I was not happy to see the president attend any theatrical performance. I thought the theater was a very unsafe place for him.  As usual, he thought my concerns were unfounded and ridiculous.