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46,149 lettersGENERAL GRANTâS HEADQUARTERS, September 1, 1862. September 1, 1862â5.30 p. m. General H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief : I am weak and threatened with present forces from Humboldt to Bolivar, and…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 28, 1778 . Orders that all clothing be forwarded to Headquarters.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, September 30, 1864. Sir: With reference to the remonstrance of Messrs. Brulaton & Company, of New Orleans, against the exaction of…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 27, 1778 . Is pleased that D’Estaing will soon be able to put to sea.
Washington, August 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : Could you send any more troops into Tennessee or Kentucky, east of the Cumberland, without risking your own positions ; if…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, September 30, 1864. Sir: Your note from Montreal, of the 23d, was received here on the 26th instant. When I saw…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 27, 1778 . Instructs Measam to supply Major General Horatio Gates with new clothing.
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 27, 1778 . Speculates on British intentions. Instructs Gates to obtain clothing for men and to return old clothing to deputy clothier general.
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Montreal, Canada, September 23, 1864. Dear Sir: I have no other information in relation to that which has just occurred at Brownsville than what…
GENERAL GRANT’S HEADQUARTERS, August 29, 1862. August 29, 1862—7 p. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in-Ohief : Independent forces can be organized here, and from here east to Decatur.…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 25, 1778 . Was in error in last letter in that British troops that had embarked were not on board ship that sailed.
Mr. F. W. Seward. to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, September 6, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 28th ultimo…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 24, 1778 . Asks Sullivan to send news of arrival of British fleet to Major General Horatio Gates and to Headquarters.
GENERAL ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, Iuka, August 29, 1862. With your approval I propose to cover the road to Decatur by the following dispositions:* Eight companies infantry, six cavalry, and a section…
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward.—Received September 2, 1864 [September 2, 1864] A fraudulent shipment of arms destined for Mexico took place at San Francisco at the close of the…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 24, 1778 . Informs McDougall that Major General Horatio Gates has been given instructions about proceeding to the danger area.
Washington, August 29, 1862. General ROBERT ALLEN, Chief Quartermaster, Saint Louis, Mo. : Columbus is not in the new Department of the Ohio, and Cairo was not intended to be.…
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Legation of France to the United States, Washington, August 28, 1864. Sir: The French firm, Brulaton & Co., of New Orleans, remonstrates against a…
Fredericksburg [ New York ] October 24, 1778 . Reports that troops have been ordered eastward. Orders Gates to area threatened by British in the event of a British landing.
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward.—Received August 27, 1864 [August 27, 1864] Recent advices, brought from Mexico to the government of the Emperor, have apprised him that very grave events,…