January 01, 1864

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            <date value='1864-01-01'>Friday, January 1, 1864.</date>
            <place key='38.8833, -77.0333' teiForm='name'>Washington, DC</place>.
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President and <person key='LI30825' teiForm='name'>Mrs. Lincoln</person> hold annual New Year's Day reception at White House.
<bibl default='NO'>Washington Star, 1 January 1864.</bibl>
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Members of diplomatic corps begin to arrive at 10 A.M.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Journal</title>, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
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At 11 A.M. official families pay their respects.
<bibl default='NO'>Welles, <title corresp='books_Welles1'>Diary</title>.</bibl>
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            <person key='LI30825' teiForm='name'>Mrs. Lincoln</person> first appears at 11:30 A.M. to receive officers of Army and Navy.
<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Journal</title>, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Washington Chronicle, 31 December 1864.</bibl>
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Public reception begins at 12 M. and lasts until 2 P.M.
<bibl default='NO'>Washington Chronicle, 1 January 1864.</bibl>
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Lincoln receives four Negroes, who wait in long line to be presented.
<bibl default='NO'>Washington Chronicle, 1 January 1864.</bibl>
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