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George Washington to Colonels of Artillery, March 4, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 4, 1779 . Asks colonels to transmit to “Head Quarters a representation of your own claim of rank in the corps of Artillery and…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, June 4, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr Seward No. 81.] Legation of the United States, Peking, June 4, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that General Burgevine after the successful…
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George Washington to Diego José Navarro, March 4, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 4, 1779 . Thanks Navarro for offer of assistance.
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 21, 1862
ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, October 21, 1862. October 21, 1862â10.30 p. m. General GRANT, Jackson: My sending away paroled prisoners to Benton Barracks was in conformity with previous custom, and in supposed…
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Alexander Hamilton to Anthony Walton White, March 4, 1779
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] March 4, 1779 . Requests White to explain to Washington circumstances under which a horse, belonging to one Robert Brown, was impressed.
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Unknown to John A. McClernand, October 21, 1862
CONFIDENTIAL. } WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, October 21, 1862. Ordered, That Major-General McClernand be, and he is, directed to proceed to the States of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, to organize…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, June 3, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 80.] Legation of the United States, Peking June 3, 1864. Sir: In looking over your despatches, I find, in No. 23, you refer to…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 3, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1779 . Sends one hundred and fifty guineas. 1
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James B. McPherson to E. M. Stanton, _, October 19, 1862
Bolivar, Tenn., October 19, 1862. Colonel NOBLE, Ohief of Cavalry, Bolivar: CoLONEL: You will send out an expedition of 450 cavalry, under the command of one of your most thorough,…
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George Washington to John Jay, March 3, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1779 . States that plans for western expedition are in preparation. Discusses arrangement of Sixteen Additional Continental Battalions.
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, June 2, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 77.] Legation of the United States, Peking, June 2, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to send the papers (marked A, B, C, and…
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J. H. Hammond to H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief, October 24, 1862
Jackson, October 24, 1862. Respectfully forwarded to Headquarters of the Army for the information of the general-in-chief, embodying as it does a policy, which I approve but have given no…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, June 1, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 76.] Legation of the United States, Peking, June 1, 1864. Sir: Though Mr. Seward has doubtless given you the details of the history and…
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George Washington to William Smallwood, March 2, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 2, 1779 . Encloses arrangement of rank in Maryland Line by a board of general officers.
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, May 30, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 75.] Legation of the United States, Peking, May 30, 1864. Sir: Please find correspondence (marked A) with the Chinese government in relation to the…
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William T. Sherman to John A. Rawlins, October 18, 1862
Memphis, October 18, 1862. Maj. JoHN A. RAWLINS, , Assistant Adjutant-General, Jackson, Miss. : DEAB Sir: I am this moment in receipt of the generals letter of the 11th. From…
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George Washington to Board of War, February 27, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 27, 1779 . Encloses Brigadier General Du Portail’s plan for a corps of engineers.
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 17, 1862
Washington, October 17, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Jackson, Tenn. : What is the condition of affairs in your department? Am anxious to know, as Governor Johnson and General…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, May 26, 1864
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 74.] Legation of the United States, Peking, May 26, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the closing correspondence (marked A and…
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George Washington to Committee of Conference, February 27, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 27, 1779 . Proposes centralizing all prisoner exchanges and charging each state for supplies for its prisoners. Asks committee to consider giving a bounty…