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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, June 11, 1749
4 [mo. June] 11 [1749] Wrote to B. Franklin to come up and See my Books.
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, July 26, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 68.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, July 26, 1864. Sir: Without waiting for a reply to my despatch, No. 62, of date 28th…
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John, A. Moclernand to West Tenn. And Northern Miss. (char. Xx1x, January 16, 1863
Post Arkansas, January 16, 1863. GENERAL: Your dispatch of the 16th [13th] instant came to hand at 6 o’clock p. m. this day, and I hasten at the same moment…
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Benjamin Franklin to James Logan, May 19, 1749
[May 19, 1749] I send you the third and fourth volumes of the Harleian Miscellany, 2 and also what I have of Mattaire’s Classics. I think I promised to send…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, May 10, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 59.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, May 10, 1864. Sir: It is not from negligence that I have written but little of late…
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John A. Moclernand to Abraham Lincoln, January 16, 1863
Post Arkansas, January 16, 1863. His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States : Sir: Herewith I have taken the liberty to transmit a copy of a communication to…
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James Logan to Benjamin Franklin, May 19, 1749
3 mo. [May] 19th [1749] To B Franklin Sent him Capt. Smiths voyages or Travels to Virginia. Greg. Leti’s Sisto 5 to. 2 Voll and Marchetti’s Lucrezzio in Italian 9…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, March 7, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 47.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, March 7, 1864. Sir: I send you herewith a translation of the document by which Austrian Poland…
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John A. Rawlins to Samuel R. Curtis, January 15, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, ; HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE, January 15, 1863. No. 15. Memphis, Tenn., January 15, 1863. I. Lieut. Col. C. A. Reynolds, chief quartermaster of the department, is…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, April 29, 1749
Philada. April 29. 1749 Sir I suppose Mr. Hall will acquaint you that I have settled with him for those Things you sent me that were charg’d in his Invoice.…
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John A. Moclernand to Oommanding, January 14, 1863
Old Post Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Brig. Gen. W. A. GORMAN, Commanding : GENERAL: I ascended White River on the 9th instant and on the 11th carried this Post. The…
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Unknown to William B. Hughes, June 28, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 28, 1862. No. 27, f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 28, 1862. First Lieut.W. B. Hughes, Ninth Infantry, U. S. Army, acting…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, February 23, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 46.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, February 23, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatches Nos. 51, 52,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John G. Mitchell, April 29, 1749
Philada. Apl. 29. 1749 8 Sir Observations and Suppositions towards forming a new Hypothesis for explaining the several Phaenomena of Thunder Gusts. 9 §1. Non-Electrical 1 Bodies, that have Electric…
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Unknown to Capt. F. Seidenstriker, June 27, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS,) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, June 27, 1862. No. 25. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., June 27, 1862. i. Capt. F. Seidenstriker, First Washington Territory Infantry, with his company…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 14, 1863
Post of Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Commanding Department of the Tennessee : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this moment of your dispatch of the 10th instant,…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, April 29, 1749
Philada. Apl. 29. 1749 3 Sir I now send you some 4 Further Experiments and Observations in Electricity made in Philadelphia 1748. viz. §1. There will be the same Explosion…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, January 23, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 45.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, January 23, 1864. Sir: It is of course impossible for me to communicate any news to you…
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Directors of Library Company to Thomas Penn, March 14, 1749
Philada: March 14th 1748/9 Sir This waits of You to acknowledge the Receipt of Your generous present to the Library Company by the Hands of Mr. Richard Hockley of a…
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John A. McClernand to Henry W. Halleck, January 14, 1863
Post Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Commanding Department of the Tennessee: GENERAL: I have all the prisoners embarked for Saint Louis, Mo. My reasons for sending them are these: 1st, I…