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S. Cooper to Headquarters Department No. 2, May 26, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, } WAR DEPT., ADJT. AND INSP. GEN.âS OFFIOE, May 26, 1862. No. 39. } Richmond, Va., May 26, 1862. = * s * * * * II. The…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, July 28, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 136.] Department of State, Washington, July 28, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of July 14, No. 203, which announces the arrival of…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, December 14, 1750
[December 14? 1750] 5 Perhaps as the [business?] of the 2d. Class is large some account of parts of Speech and Construction might be prescribed to the first Class. As…
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Jno. Withers, June 25, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) ADJT. AND [NSPECTOR-GENERALâS (/FFIOE, June 25, 1862. No. 146. a Richmond, Va., June 25, 1862. * XVI. Paragraphs II and III, General Orders, No. 39, current series,…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, July 16, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 134.] Department of State, Washington, July 16, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of June 28, No. 195, has been received, and your proceedings therein related are…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, December 6, 1750
Philada. Dec. 6. 1750 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of Augt. 31. per Mesnard, and Copy per Shirley who is just arrived. Mr. Joseph Crellius 2 is gone to…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, December 17, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 125.] Department of State, Washington, December 17, 1863. Sir:Tour despatch of the 19th of November, No. 161, has been received. It is accompanied by…
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Thomas Jordan to Hodaqgks. Reserve Corps, Army Of The Mississippi, June 23, 1862
Tupelo, June 23, 1862. Capt. E. E. PoRTER, Commanding Partisan Rangers : CAPTAIN: Your letter of the 17th instant, addressed to General Beauregard, has been read with great satisfaction by…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, November 30, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 122.] Department of State, Washington, November 30, 1863. Sir:Your despatch No. 157, dated November 10, has been received. His Majesty’s reception, on the occasion…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, November 22, 1750
Philada. Nov. 22. 1750 Dear Sir You are very obliging in your Compliments on my Sketch of the English School; 8 But I find ’tis deficient in the main Thing;…
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Thomas Jordan to Ohief of Staff, June 23, 1862
Tupelo, June 23, 1862. General OC. G. DAHLGREN, La Fayette, Miss. : ; GENERAL: As your recent command was exercised within limits now embraced within the department under command at…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c . , Brussels, November 9, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. Department of State, Washington, November 9, 1863. Sir: I have your note of the 15th of October, giving an account of a conversation with the…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, November 1, 1750
[November 1750] Sir: As I could not make a tour to Philadelphia this Fall I have lately taken a Car’g [carriage] ride to several parts of this Colony and being…
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Thomas Jordan to Ohief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General, June 23, 1862
Tupelo, June 23, 1862. AND. W. MOKEE, Agent Subsistence Department: Sir: Your communication of the 15th instant to Lieutenant-Colonel Lee has been submitted to the general commanding, who directs me…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c . , Brussels, October 5, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 118.] Department of State, Washington, October 5, 1863. Sir:Your despatch of the 10th ultimo, No. 148, announcing the election of M. Rogier, has been…
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N. B. Judd to William H. Seward, October 5, 1864
[Extract.] Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 72.] Legation of the United States, Berlin, October5, 1864. Sir:* * * * * * * * The Zollverein treaty of the German…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25, 1750 Rev. Sir, Enclosed I return your Noetica as you desired, that you may add or alter what you think fit before it goes to the Press,…
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Unknown, June 22, 1862
June 22, 1862. No. 9. Grenada, Miss., June 22, 1862. I. In conformity with Special Orders, No. 5, dated at Headquarters Mississippi State Troops, Major-Generalâs Office, Canton, June 14, 1862,…
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N. B. Judd to William H. Seward, September 28, 1864
Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 71.] Legation of the United States, Berlin, September 28, 1864. Sir:The affairs of the legation during my absence for the summer have been conducted…
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Benjamin Franklin to Jared Eliot, October 25, 1750
Philada. Oct. 25. 1750 Dear Sir, I ought to have inform’d you sooner that we got well home, and should have enquir’d after your Health as we left you in…