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Dodge and the late John Jay came to Fort Monroe to see their sons, who were in the service. These gen- tlemen were very prominent in public life, and possessed in a high degree the confidence of the people of the North, with whom they had de- servedly great influence. They held different views of slavery, Mr. Dodge being an emancipa- tionist and Mr. Jay an abolitionist, but both were men of intense loyalty. It occurred to me to take the responsibility of confidentially reading the report to the...se two gentlemen, and asking their views as to how it would be received by the North and by the ad- ministration. I felt that if they approved of this line of policy their influence would be great with the administration in securing the latter's endorse- ment for it. I took Mr. Dodge up to my room and read the report to him, enjoining upon him profound secrecy. After reading it to him I also took Mr. Jay into my confidence, and read the re- port to him also. Both of these gentlemen, neither knowing that the other had seen the report, en- dorsed it in most enthusiastic terms, saying they 68 REMINISCENCES OF THE REBELLION.
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