Pres. Lincoln and Alec Stephens Agreement at the Hampton Roads Peace Conference

[RJNorton]

David, thanks for posting this information. I cannot help with your question, but I found an image of Lincoln's letter here.

Is it possible this was at first not an exchange agreement, but rather it was simply Lincoln originally promising (when the two men were together at the Hampton Roads Conference) to get Lieutenant John A. Stephens released as a favor to an old friend without asking anything in return (at that time)?