Orange Sept. 20 [1864]
My dear Mr. Winthrop
Your very welcome letter
of yesterday has just reached
me. I regret extremely that
I was not so fortunate as to
meet you, but it was not in
my power to visit the city on
Saturday, or I certainly should have
done so.
I cannot express to you the
gratification I feel upon being
assured of your entire approval
of the course I have taken – in what
I did I was actuated only by what
seemed right, not by any motive of
policy, & it is a source of great
you, for whom I entertain so
great respect and regard, agree
with me. It matters not to
me, personally, whether I am
Elected or not – but it is all
important that my cause should
meet the approval of good men.
I was extremely gratified by your
speech – which was so far above
the time of so many of the political
speeches of the present day & so like
those of the better days of the
Republic. I hope that I may
have the pleasure of seeing you
Ere long – in the mean time, with
kindest regards to Miss Winthrop, in
which, as well as to
yourself, Mrs. McClellan desires most cordially to unite
I am, respectfully, your
Geo McClellan
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Hon. Robt C.
Winthrop
Boston