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46,149 lettersTupelo, Miss., August 7, 1862. Col. W. H. Moore, . Comdg. Forty-third Mississippi Regiment, Gainesville, Miss. : CoLONEL: You will move your regiment at once to Tupelo. The trains will…
Eliz: Town (NJ) Febr. 3 1752 Sir The 20th Ulti I returnd you my thanks for your kind respect in the service of your Electrical Apparatus and which I hope…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 227.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, November 17, 1864. Sir:The regular session of the legislative chambers commenced on the 8th instant. There was…
[January ? 1752] Dear Sir I now make my Thankful Acknowledgment for your 2 kind Letters of Decr. 24, and Janry. 8. 5 I have reviewed your most obliging Letters…
August 7, 1862. August 7, 1862. Colonel FALKNER, Commanding Partisan Rangers: CoLoNEL: The major-general commanding directs me to say in reply to your questions thatâ is i st. You will…
Philada. Jan. 24. 1752 Sir I am glad to learn by your Favour of the 21st past, 3 that Mr. Kinnersley’s Lectures have been acceptable to the Gentlemen of Boston,…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 220.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, October 24, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches from No.…
Tupelo, Miss., August 6, 1862. Hon. GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, Secretary of War: I have the honor to inform you that when I assumed command of the Army of the West…
Eliz: Town (NJ) Janua: 20: 1752 Sir I wrote you a few lines the 18th: of last month telling you of the misfortune that had befell your Electrical Globe. 9…
Desember 24 1751 Madam I am ordored by my master to write for sum books for Salley Franklin. I am in hopes shee will be abel to write her selfe…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 215.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, September 15, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos 142…
Lupelo, Miss., August 6, 1862. CAPTAIN: The major-general commanding directs me to say that he submits it altogether to your discretion whether you make the attempt to capture General Grant…
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir I received your Favour of the 11th Inst. 3 and thank you for the Hint you give of the Omission in the Idea. The…
Tupelo, Miss., August 5, 1862. Col. JOHN ADAMS, Commanding Post, Columbus, Miss. : COLONEL: The major-general commanding wishes all the troops at Columbus that can be possibly spared from garrison…
Philada. Dec. 24. 1751 Dear Sir, I wrote you at large per My Son, in answer to your former Favours, 8 and sent you an Extract of Mr. Collinson’s Letter,…
Boston December 21. 1751 Sir The Experiments Mr. Kennersley has exhibited here, have been greatly pleasing to all sorts of people, that have seen them; and I hope by the…
Tupelo, Miss., August 4, 1862. Brigadier-General ARMSTRONG : GENERAL: Dispatches from Captain Kitchen are to the effect that some 4,000 of the enemy have just been moved to Iuka. This,…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 214.] United States Legation, Brussels, September 7, 1864. Sir: I enclosed to you on the 6th of July, in my despatch No. 199, a…
Eliz: Town (NJ) December 18: 1751 Sir I duly received your kind Letter of 28: of Novr. 7 with the Directions about the Electrical Operation and the box with the…
Tupelo, Miss., July 31, 1862. Maj. Gen. EARL VAN DoRN, Comdg. District of the Mississippi, Vicksburg, Miss. : GENERAL: Official dispatches from General Armstrong and the reports of scouts and…