President telegraphs former Gov. Dennison (Ohio): "Mr. Blair has resigned, and I appoint you Post-Master General. Come on immediately." Abraham Lincoln to William Dennison, 24 September 1864, CW, 8:20.

Notifies Judge Advocate General that wife of Simon Ready, recently tried by military court, "is bothering me." Abraham Lincoln to Joseph Holt, 24 September 1864, CW, 8:22.

Issues order relative to purchase of products in South, as authorized by Congress. Executive Order Relative to the Purchase of Products of Insurrectionary States, 24 September 1864, CW, 8:20-22.

John Hay receives letter from John Nicolay in New York and reads it to President. Lincoln recommends that Nicolay stay around New York a while longer. Hay, Letters and Diary.