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George Washington to John Lacey, February 18, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 18, 1778 . Suggests methods to stop communication between Philadelphia and surrounding countryside.
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Samuel M. Zulioch to Company E, Oommanding Twenty-ninth Regiment, May 29, 1862
Camp near Williamsport, Md., May 29, 1862. Sir: Pursuant to order, on Friday night at 12 oâclock, May 23, the Twenty ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers left their encampment on the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward Secretary of State, January 21, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 403.] Paris, January 21, 1864. Sir: I deem it advisable to state to you the following facts: A man formerly in the employ of…
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Colgrove to Ool. George H. Gordon, May 26, 1862
HDQRS. TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT INDIANA VOLS., Near Williamsport, Md., May 26, 1862. Sir: I have the honor of making the following report of the part taken in the action of the…
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George Washington to William Livingston, February 16, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 16, 1778 . Is sending Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Livingston to present picture of distressing state of the Army. Repeats request to Livingston to…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 16, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 461.] Department of State Washington, January 16, 1864. Sir: Intelligence has reached here directly, and by the way of Vera Cruz, that Mr. J.…
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Unknown to Nathaniel P. Banks, May 28, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THI2D BRIGADE, Camp near Williamsport, Md., May 28, 1862. GENERAL: I take the first moment of leisure from arduous military duties to report in brief the events of an…
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George Washington to Henry Hollingsworth, February 16, 1778
Valley Forge, February 16, 1778 . Asks Hollingsworth to aid Captain Henry Lee in securing supplies from Head of Elk and Dover.
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward Secretary of State, January 15, 1864
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 400.] Paris, January 15, 1864. Sir: I have at length received from Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys, a reply in reference to the Rappahannock, now…
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George L. Beal to S. W. Crawford, June 3, 1862
Martinsburg, June 3, 1862. GENERAL: In accordance with Special Orders, No. â, Headquarters First Brigade, First Division, Department of Shenandoah, Williamsport, Md., May 31, 1862, I have the honor to…
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George Washington to George Clinton, February 16, 1778
Valley Forge, February 16, 1778 . Describes sufferings at Camp because of lack of food and clothing. Asks Clinton to do all that is possible to forward supplies.
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 14, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 459.] Department of State, Washington, January 14, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of the 25th ultimo, No. 389, is received, and the explanations of Mr.…
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George Washington to Adam Hubley, February 14, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 14, 1778 . States that proceedings of the court-martial sent to Headquarters by Hubley are illegal. Encloses the proper authority to retry the accused.
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Chas. H. Tompkins to First Vermont Cavalry, May 28, 1862
Williamsport, Md., May 28, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of my regiment on the 24th and 25th days of the present…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 13, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 457.] Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of December 25, No. 390, has been received. In one of my late…
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George Washington to Horatio Gates, February 14, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 14, 1778 . Regrets inability to “ratify� sentence of court-martial held by Gates’s order, but will leave ultimate decision to Gates’s judgment.
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T. F. Brodhead to Alpheus S. Williams, May 28, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MICHIGAN CAVALRY, Williamsport, Md., May 28, 1862. Sir: Your order of the evening of the 24th instant was received by me while prostrate with lung fever and hemorrhage,…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 12, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 455.] Department of State, Washington, January 12, 1864. Sir: Your despatch No. 393 has been received. It is hoped that the insurgent vessel Rappahannock…
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George Washington to Morgan Lewis, February 13, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 13, 1778 . Asks for a return of stores in Lewis’s department.
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Colonel Beal, May 29, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MARYLAND CAVALRY, Camp near Williamsport, May 29, 1862. Sir: Appended please find a report of the duty done by the battalion of cavalry under my command since arriving…