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46,149 lettersTupelo, Miss., August 30, 1862. Brig. Gen. FRANK C. ARMSTRONG, Commanding Cavalry Brigade : GENERAL: Your dispatches from Holly Springs by Dr. Webb and from La Grange by telegraph have…
St. Germain, May 20, 1752, n.s. Sir, The favour done me by the Royal Society obliging me to interest myself in whatsoever concerns their honour, I beg you will communicate…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 131.] Department of State, Washington, March 22, 1864. Sir: Your despatches—No. 260, of the 20th ultimo, and No. 261, of the 22d ultimo—have been…
Tupelo, Miss., August 28, 1862. Brig. Gen. HENRY LITTLE, Commanding Division: GENERAL: You will order Capt. E. J.. Sanders to move northward immediately with his company and Captain Mannâs Partisan…
Coldengham May 20th 1752 Dear Sir I received yours of the 23d of April as I was going on board the sloop in my return home from New York and…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, st 27, 1862. Chattanooga, Tenn., Augi st 27, 1862. Maj. Gen. SreRLinG PRICE, Comdg. District of the Tennessee, Tupelo, Miss. : GENERAL: We move from here…
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir, I find Parker has been indiscreet enough, to print a Piece in his Paper, which has brought him into a great deal of Trouble. 2…
Tupelo, Miss., August 27, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN Dorn, Comdg. District of the Mississippi, Jackson, Miss. : GENERAL: I acknowledge with a great deal of pleasure the receipt of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 129.] Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1864. Your despatches of January 15, No. 250, January 20, No. 251, January 22, No. 252, January…
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir I deferred answering yours of March 16th 8 in hopes of finding one of the first Edition of Dr. Coldens Pieces, 9 which you seem’d…
Near Bay Springs, Miss., August 26, 1862. Sir: I have to report that on yesterday the enemy came down to Padenâs Mill, 10 miles north of Bay Springs, on an…
Philadelphia, [April–May, 1752] 3 Honored Mother, We received by this post both your letters of April 13th and 20th. 4 The account you give of poor little Biah grieves me,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 124.] Department of State, Washington, December 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch, No. 239, bearing date of November 11, and relating to Captain Winslow, of…
Tupelo, Miss., August 25, 1862. Sir: I feel that it is not necessary for me to apologize to you for the frequency with which I request you to do such…
Philada. April 23. 1752 Sir In considering your Favour of the 16th. past, 2 I recollected my having wrote you Answers to some Queries concerning the Difference between Electrics per…
August 22, 1862. August 22, 1862. Maj. THomAs L. SNEAD, Chief of Staff, District of the Tennessee : MaJor: I have the honor to report that I have started with…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 123.] Department of State, Washington, November 30, 1863. Sir:Your despatch, No. 238, of the 4th instant has been received and will be submitted for…
Eliz: Town (NJ) March 28th: 1752 Sir I have your kind Letter of 24: Instant 8 and thank your care in sending forward the snake root to Boston. I am…
Tupelo, Miss., August 19, 1862. Colonel ROSSER : ee The Governor of Alabama will order several companies of militia to garrison Gainesville. The general hopes that you will find them…
Philada. March 21, 1752 Dear Sir, I wrote to you in the Winter via New York, for a few Books, and sent a 2d Bill of £30 Barbados Currency. 3…