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George Washington to George Measam, September 24, 1778
Fredericksburg [ New York ] September 24, 1778 . Orders Measam to Hartford and Springfield to supervise repacking of clothing that is being forwarded from Boston.
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Unknown to Gordon Granger, August 2, 1862
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, August 2, 1862. August 2, 1862. Brigadier-General GRANGER, Rienzi: General Mitchell informs me they have had a spy in the rebel cavalry camp near Bay…
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William Malcom to Alexander Hamilton, September 24, 1778
[ West Point, September 24, 1778 . On September 25, 1778, Hamilton wrote to Malcom : “I received your letter of yesterday.� Letter not found. ]
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De Geofroy to William H. Seward, March 11, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Legation of France in the United States, Washington, March 11, 1864. Sir: According to information which has reached the Emperor’s government, three regiments of…
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Alexander Hamilton to Baron De Kalb, September 24, 1778
HQ Fredericksburgh [New York] Sepr. 24. 1778 Sir, His Excellency has received advice, that the enemy have made an incursion into the Jerseys and that another body of troops has…
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William H. Seward to L. de Geofray, March 9, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Geofroy Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 2d instant, relative to…
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J. H. Hammond to Morgan L. Smith, August 1, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, August 1, 1862. No. 156. Memphis, Tenn., August 1, 1862. General Morgan L. Smith will send an expedition for three days, composed of one regiment of…
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George Washington to Nathanael Greene, September 22, 1778
Fredericksburg [ New York ] September 22, 1778 . States that provisions for the French fleet have not arrived. Asks Greene to see “that every possible expedient may be embraced…
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De Geofroy to William H. Seward, March 2, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Legation of France to the United States, Washington, March 2, 1864. Sir: A Frenchman, Mr. Cauvet, has addressed the department for foreign affairs at…
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George Washington to Charles Henri Hector, comte d’ Estaing, September 22, 1778
Fredericksburg [ New York ] September 22, 1778 . Reports that Major de Chouin will explain to D’Estaing the situation of both the enemy and the American army.
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De Geofroy to William H. Seward, March 1, 1864
[Translation.] Mr. Geofroy to Mr. Seward Legation of France to the United States, Washington, March 1, 1864. Sir: I have received the answer which you were pleased to make to…
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Unknown to Ellet, August 1, 1862
Washington, August 1, 1862. Colonel ELLET, Ram Fleet, Vicksburg, Miss. : You will employ such negroes as you require on your boats and send the others who are under your…
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James McHenry to Alexander Hamilton, September 21, 1778
[Fredericksburg, New York, September 21, 1778] Sir, In order to get rid of your present accumulations you will be pleased to take the pills agreeable to the directions; and to…
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Henri Mercier to William H. Seward, December 5, 1863
Mr. Mercier to Mr. Seward Legation of France to the United States, Washington, December 5, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to your excellency, and recommend to the…
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Alexander Hamilton to Lord (née William Alexander) Stirling, September 20, 1778
[Fredericksburg, New York, September 20, 1778] My Lord His Excellency finds the relative situation of the country hereabouts something different from what his information led him to conceive and that…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, July 31, 1862
Washington, July 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss.: Cannot you move on the flank and rear of the rebels on the Hatchie and cut them off? At any rate drive…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, December 5, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 719.] Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1864. Sir: I have to acknowledge with satisfaction the receipt of your despatch, No. 561, relating to…
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George Washington to Israel Putnam, September 19, 1778
West Point, September 19, 1778 . Orders Putnam to camp on east side of the Hudson River, to dismiss Connecticut and New York militia, and to send parties to aid…
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William T. Sherman to Hpgrs. Fifth Division, Army Of The Tennessee, July 30, 1862
July 30, 1862. July 30, 1862. Colonel SHERIDAN, Cavalry Headquarters, Rienzi: Your dispatch received. Our troops left Grand Junction and La Grange for Memphis some time ago. Our first post…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, December 4, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 717.] Department of State, Washington, December 4, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 18th of November, No. 565, informing me that you had received…