President, after failing to sign "Wade-Davis Bill," issues proclamation concerning reconstruction. Proclamation Concerning Reconstruction, 8 July 1864, CW, 7:433-34.

In evening discusses Baltimore Convention with F. B. Carpenter and John Hay. Cong. Kelley (Pa.) comes in later. Carpenter, Six Months, 162.

Reviews 35 court martial cases. CW, 8:546.