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Simon Cameron to John G. Downey, November 8, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, November 8, 1861. His Excellency the GOVERNOR OF California: > I have the honor to request that you will forward on the 10th, 20th, and last day…
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Simon Cameron to Edwin V. Sumner, October 1, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, October 1, 1861. October 1, 1861. General E. V. SUMNER, Commanding Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a…
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Simon Cameron to Gideon Welles, October 1, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, October 1, 1861. October 1, 1861. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy: SIR: Your communication of the 21st ultimo, asking that General Sumner may be instructed to…
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Simon Cameron to His Excellency Joun G. DOWNEY, August 14, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, August 14, 1861. His Excellency Joun G. DOWNEY, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento City, Cal.: SIR: I have this day addressed you a dispatch requesting…
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Simon Cameron to Joun G. Downey, August 14, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, August 14, 1861. Hon. Joun G. DOWNEY, Governor of California, Sacramento City, Cal. : Please organize, equip, and have mustered into service, at the earliest date possible,…
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Simon Cameron to John D. Stevenson, June 13, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, June 13, 1861. Col. J. D. STEVENSON, San Francisco: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th ultimo, with…
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Simon Cameron to William H. Seward, June 8, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, June 8, 1861. June 8, 1861, Hon. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State: SIR: In accordance with your suggestion of the 4th instant the commander of the forces…
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Simon Cameron to Henry E. Maynadier, April 4, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, April 4, 1861. > Washington, D. C., April 4, 1861. Capt. HENRY E. MAYNADIER, Tenth Regiment of Infantry: SIR: By the third section of the act making appropriations…
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Simon Cameron to Indian devastations are valuable from his intimate knowledge of the, September 25, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, September 25, 1861. No. 180. y San Francisco, September 25, 1861, * * * * * * * 2. The counties of…
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Simon Cameron, April 26, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, April 26, 1861. No. 66. San Francisco, April 26, 1861. Companies G and M, Third Artillery, will be sent by the commander…