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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 121.] Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1863. Sir:Tour despatch of the 29th ultimo, No. 237, has been received and has been submitted for…
Coldengham March 16th 1752 Dear Sir Last fall I acknowleged from New York the favour you did me in sending me a copy of your Electrical experiments. 8 The oftener…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 14, 1862. Col. J. GorRGAS, Chief of Ordnance, Richmond, Va. : Sik: I beg to call your attention to the arsenal at Columbus,…
Boston March 16. 1752 Sir According to promise in my last, 7 I now return you Dr. Colden’s Letter, for communicating which I am greatly obliged to you. The Dr.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 117.] Department of State, Washington, June 8, 1863. Sir:Your despatch of May 5, No. 225, has been received. The success of the internal improvement…
Tupelo, Miss., August 12, 1862. General BRAGG: Rosecrans, with his command, is at Corinth and Rienzi. All reports confirm this, and I believe it to be reliable. STERLING PRICE, Major-General,…
March 16, 1752 Sir, Having brought your brimstone globe to work, I try’d one of the experiments you proposed, 4 and was agreeably surprized to find, that the glass globe…
Boston March 2d. 1752 Sir I have received your favour of the 24th. January past, 9 inclosing an Extract from your Letter to Mr. Collinson and Dr. Colden’s Letter to…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 230.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 28, 1864. Sir:The budget of foreign affairs was discussed in the house of representatives on the…
Tupelo, Miss., August 11, 1862. Secretary of War, Richmond, Va. : Siz: I have instructed one of my staff, Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, to wait upon you for the purpose…
March 2, 1752 Sir, I thank you for the experiments communicated. 7 I sent immediately for your brimstone globe, in order to make the trials you desired, but found it…
Guntown, Miss., August 10, 1862. Maj. THomas L. SNEAD, Assistant Adjutant-General, District of the Tennessee: MaJsor: Pursuant to instructions I have established my headquarters at this place, and have nearly…
Feb. 17th. 1752. Boston Sir I received your Bill by the last Post and thank you for it as I do likewise for the Pamphlets last Summer. It was a…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 229.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 25, 1864. Sir:The news of the almost unanimous election of the Union ticket reached here on…
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 17: 1752 Sir The last post brought me yours of 11: Currant 6 and in another packet 2 of your papers of 28: of January and…
Tupelo, Miss., August 9, 1862. GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA: GOVERNOR: I have the honor to state that I have been compelled, in view of resuming offensive operations, immediately to withdraw the…
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. 1752 Dear Sir I received your Favour 3 per my Son, and return my Thanks for your kind Entertainment of him at your House. I delivered yours…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 8, 1862. General 8. CooPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, O. S. Army: GENERAL: I regard it my duty to submit the following for…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 228.] United States Legation, Brussels, November 21, 1864. Sir:Another detachment from the depot of recruits for Mexico was despatched hence last week, via St.…
Feb. 3, 1752 Sir, I have the following experiments to communicate: I held in one hand a wire, which was fasten’d at the other end to the handle of a…