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George Washington to John Stokes, February 15, 1779
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] February 15, 1779 . Thanks Stokes for information and asks for further news.
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C. R. Thompson to Brigadier General Stanley, October 5, 1862
Oorinth, October 5, 1862. Brigadier-General STANLEY, Commanding Division : You had better take the nearest northern road. I will send you a guide. McKeanâs halt appears to have interfered with…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 7, 1863
[Extracts.] Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 56.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 7, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you of the settlement of the…
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George Washington to William Maxwell, February 15, 1779
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] February 15, 1779 . States that British are about to move on Staten Island.
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 6, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 55.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 6, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to forward to you several documents relating to the…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, February 14, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 14, 1779 . States that Jonathan Burrall is taking money for use of McDougall and Major General Israel Putnam.
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C. Goddard to Brigadier-General Stanley, October 5, 1862
October 5, 1862. ing. -. October 5, 1862â1.30 p. m. Brigadier-General STANLEY, Commanding Division : Dispatch received; will send you another guide. You should have taken the road to the…
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 5, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 54.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 5, 1863. Sir: The accompanying enclosures relate to a proposition on the part of the Chinese…
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George Washington to Henry Clinton, February 14, 1779
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] February 14, 1779 . Encloses passports for ships bound for Hampton Roads.
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Anson Burlingame to William H. Seward, November 4, 1863
Mr. Burlingame to Mr. Seward No. 53.] Legation of the United States, Peking, November 4, 1863. Sir: I had the pleasure, in despatch No. 52, to inform you in relation…
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H. G. Ken Ee to James B. McPherson, October 5, 1862
Oorinth, October 5, 1862. Brigadier-General MOPHERSON: Dispatch received. Sent you word to wait for supports on account of the delay of General McKean; the column has been halted and fallen…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, February 9, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 9, 1779 . Discusses problems confronting McDougall in reference to supplies, works at West Point, hard money, clothing, suspicion of trafficking with enemy, Brigadier…
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Roest van Limburg to William H. Seward, November 22, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Van Limburg to Mr. Seward New York, November 22, 1864. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your obliging note, dated the 19th of this month, in…
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George Washington to Anthony Walton White, February 1, 1779
Philadelphia, February 1, 1779. Orders White to send two troops of his regiment (one being that of Captain David Hopkins) to Baltimore.
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William H. Seward to Roest Van Limburg, November 19, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Van Limburg Department of State, Washington, November 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 15th instant, calling…
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C. R. Thompson to and Ordnance Officer, October 5, 1862
October 5, 1862. October 5, 1862. Brigadier-General MCPHERSON, Commanding Advance : No report from you. If you reach Chewalla ascertain if the enemy passed by Young’s Bridge. Halt at that…
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Roest van Limburg to William H. Seward, November 15, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Limburg to Mr. Seward New York, November 15, 1864. Sir: The government of the King has just instructed me to submit to the most serious consideration of the…
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George Washington to David Hopkins, February 1, 1779
Philadelphia, February 1, 1779. Cannot grant furlough requested, but has ordered Hopkins’s regiment to Baltimore.
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Roest van Limburg to William H. Seward, October 27, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Van Limburg to Mr. Seward New York, October 27, 1864. Sir: Among the questions which at present interest those governments whose geographical position imposes on them the desire…
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Goddard to Brigadier-General McKean, October 5, 1862
Corinth, October 5, 1862. Brigadier-General _MCKEAN, Commanding Division: Am coming out to Chewalla with car-load of water. No news from any of you for several hours. Ord has been heavily…