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Wodehouse to the Duke of Newcastle, October 26, 1863
[Enclosure 1 in No. 2.] Sir P. Wodehouse to the Duke of Newcastle. Government House, Cape Town, October 26, 1863. My Lord Duke: I have the honor to report to…
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William Irvin to Thomas Jefferson, November 1, 1776
[Before 1 November 1776] Dr. Sir Being taken sick I had the Opportunity of offering the inclosed Memorial and Petition to but very few. I am perswaded, however, that a…
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George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, October 28, 1776
Philadelphia 28 Oct 1776 GW to T.J. Your letter of the 18th instant , by some accident or other, did not come to hand before it was too late to…
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Anderson, Saxon & Co to Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker, November 6, 1863
[Enclosure 3 in No. 1.] Messrs. Saxon and Co. to Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker. Cape Town, November 6, 1863. Sir: We have the honor to report that the schooner Atlas,…
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Continental Congress to Benjamin Franklin, October 16, 1776
[16 October 1776] Additional instructions to B F, S D, and T J, commissioners from the united states of America to the king of France. Whilst you are negotiating the…
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James W. Forsyth to Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker, November 15, 1863
[Enclosure 2 in No. 1.] Captain Forsyth to Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker. Valorous, at Simon’s Bay, November 15, 1863. Sir: In compliance with orders contained in your letter of the…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Hancock, October 11, 1776
Williamsburgh Octob. 11. 1776. Honorable Sir Your favor of the 30th. together with the resolutions of Congress of the 26th. Ult. came safe to hand. It would argue great insensibility…
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Pinckney Walker to P. S.—It is stated in the public papers that Penguin island, at Angra Pequena, near which the Saxon is said to have been seized, and whence the coal was taken by the Vanderbilt, is a British possession, and was annexed to the Cape Colony at the same time as Ichaboe, but of this circumstance I am not aware, my instructions being only to take possession of the island of Ichaboe, November 17, 1863
[Enclosure in No. 1.] Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker to the Secretary to the Admiralty. Narcissus, in Simon’s Bay, November 17, 1863. Sir: I beg you will inform the lords commissioners…
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John Hancock to Thomas Jefferson, September 30, 1776
Philadelphia Septr. 30th. 1776. Sir The Congress having appointed you to fill a most important and honorable Department, it is with particular Pleasure I congratulate you on the Occasion. By…
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Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, September 27, 1776
Philadelphia 27th Septr. 1776 Dear Sir I should have written to you before now if I had not been uncertain about finding you at home, as the distance was great,…
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Francis Lightfoot Lee to Thomas Jefferson, September 17, 1776
Philadelphia Sepr. 17. 1776 Dear Sirs Our affairs at N. York have not much alter’d since your departure, the Militia of the eastern states have mostly left it, and probably…
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Right Hon. Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, February 25, 1864
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, February 25, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d instant, and to state to…
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Giovanni Fabbroni to Thomas Jefferson, September 15, 1776
Paris the 15th Sept 1776 Sirs Tis need less to tell You that the present troubles of America postponed the return of Mr. Mazzei’s Vessel to Virginia deprived me also…
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Edmund Pendleton to Thomas Jefferson, August 26, 1776
Virga. Augt. 26th. 1776. Dear Sir Having been abroad for some time accompanying Mrs. Pendleton on a Visit to a sick Parent, I find my self Indebted for two of…
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Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Pendleton, August 26, 1776
Philadelphia. Aug. 26. 1776. Dear Sir Your’s of the 10th. inst. came to hand about three days ago, the post having brought no mail with him the last week. You…
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Robert Carter Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, August 24, 1776
Williamsburg 24th. Augt. 1776. Sir I was pleased with the Receipt of your favour Yesterday, being a little apprehensive that Mr. Walton’s Note might have miscarried, as I had heard…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Page, August 20, 1776
Philadelphia Aug. 20. 1776. Dear Page We have been in hourly expectation of the great decision at New York but it has not yet happened. About three nights ago an…
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Robert E. Lee to John Bankhead Magruder, June 29, 1862
June 29, 1862. June 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding Division: GENERAL: I regret much that you have made so little progress today in the pursuit of the…
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Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Pendleton, August 13, 1776
Philadelphia Aug. 13. 1776. Dear Sir Yours of Aug. 3. came to hand yesterday. Having had no moment to spare since, I am obliged to sit down to answer it…
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Charles Francis Adams to Edw’d Hamilton, February 23, 1864
Mr. Adams to Mr. Hamilton. Legation of the United States, London, February 23, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of your note of yesterday, apprising me of your…