[Bull Snipe]

I’ve been over this many times, but in case you missed it the first half dozen times I covered it, i’ll mention it again.

Of course you will be willing to produce copies of Lincoln’s secret orders.

black and white documents in front of you. That is what I am looking for. Not your recollections of things that you may have read years ago.

My view of history is based on what has been written, not what has been wished for or assumed to be.

[DiogenesLamp]

Of course you will be willing to produce copies of Lincoln’s secret orders.

I can produce David Porter's statements on the subject, and I think Lincoln's secret orders to Mercer are out there, but to my knowledge, David Porter never released copies of Lincoln's secret orders to him.

David Porter says some of what was in them, but he doesn't provide a transcript.

Now you can either say David Porter is making it up and is a liar, or you can accept what he says about them is true. Which way do you want to go on this?