President declines invitation to visit Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St. Louis. Abraham Lincoln to Felix Schmedding, 20 May 1864, CW, 7:354.

Interviews Thomas E. Morris, of New Jersey, who asks that his son be appointed cadet. Memorandum: Appointment of Josiah W. Morris, 20 May 1864, CW, 7:353-54.

Recognizes Constantine P. Ralli as vice consul of Greece at St. Louis. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 25 May 1864, 2d ed., 1:6.

[Irwin deposits in Springfield Marine Bank $350, rent from L. A. Tilton. Pratt, Personal Finances, 166.]

President writes order that no person engaged in trade following published regulations of Treasury Dept. shall be hindered by Army or Navy. Order Concerning Trade, 20 May 1864, CW, 7:354.