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46,149 letters[705] *By the President of the United States of America. a proclamation. Whereas there is reason to believe that a military expedition is about to be fitted out in the…
[704] *By the President of the United States. a proclamation. There is reason to believe that an armed expedition is about to be fitted out in the United States, with…
[703] *Mr. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, to collectors. Treasury Department, May 28, 1850. Sir: It is apprehended that expeditions designed for the invasion of the island of Cuba are…
Mr. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury, to Mr. Peters, collector. [Strictly confidential.] Treasury Department, August 10, 1849. [702] Sir: Information has been received that a military expedition is in preparation…
[701] *Mr. Preston, Secretary of the Navy, to Commander Randolph, United States Navy. Navy Department, September 20, 1849. Sir: The official reports of your proceedings and movements with a portion…
[700] *Commandant Newton, United States Nary, to Commander Randolph, United States Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy-Yard, Pensacola, September 6, 1849. Sir: Your letter of the 4th instant, inclosing a copy of…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Sailing-master Pearson, United States Navy. August 28, 1849. Sir: You will proceed to sea with the United States steamer General Taylor, under your command,…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Master Pearson, United States Navy. [Sealed orders.] August 28, 1849. [699] Sir: You will proceed without delay to the southeast end of Horn Island…
[698] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Commander Randolph, United States Navy. August 28, 1849. Sir: I send the United States steamer General Taylor, under the command of Mr. John…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Commodore Parker, United States Navy. August 27, 1849. Sir: I herewith inclose for your information a copy of a letter of the 23d instant,…
[697] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commandant Farrand, United States Navy. [Handed with sealed orders.] August 28, 1849. Sir: Proceed to sea at once with the United States schooner…
[696] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commander Farrand, United States Navy. [Sealed orders.] August 27, 1849. Sir: You will please proceed with the United States schooner Flirt, under your…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commander Farrand, United States Navy. August 23, 1849. Sir: You will be pleased to prepare the United States schooner Flirt, under your command, for…
[695] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commandant Totten, United States Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy-Yard, Pensacola, August 20, 1849. Sir: You will proceed to sea at once with the steamer…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commander Totten, United States Navy. [Sealed orders.] August 20, 1849. Sir: You will proceed direct with the United States steamer Water Witch, under your…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Lieutenant-Commander Totten, United States Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy Yard, Pensacola, August 19, 1849. Sir: It is of the utmost government importance that the steamer…
Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Commander Randolph, United States Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy Yard, Pensacola, August 18, 1849. Sir: You will proceed with the United States sloop-of-war Albany, under…
[692] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Commander Randolph, United States Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy-Yard, Pensacola, August 17, 1849. Sir: You will prepare the United States sloop-of-war Albany, under your…
[691] *Commandant Newton, United States Navy, to Mr. Preston, Secretary of the Navy. Commandant’s Office, Navy-Yard, Pensacola, August 31, 1819. Sir: Having sent all the available force at my command…
[Inclosure.] Commander Randolph, United States Navy, to the persons encamped on Round Island, near Pascagoula. Friends and fellow-countrymen: The proclamations of the President of the United States, and other instructions…