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46,149 lettersApril 7, 1862. April 7, 1862. Colonel Grigsby will please state how many men were in the engagement of March 23. By order of Major-General Jackson: A. 8. PENDLETON, Acting…
Camp near Germantown [ Pennsylvania ] August 6, 1777. Notifies Gates that De Malmady 1 has been given permission to serve under Gates in Northern Department.
April 7, 1862. April 7, 1862. Colonel Ronald will please state the number of men engaged on March 23. By order of Major-General Jackson: A. 8. PENDLETON, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.…
Philadelphia, August 4, 1777 . Warns of danger of popular attitude toward fall of Ticonderoga and the advance of General John Burgoyne. Does not wish to aid Northern Department by…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley. Department of State, Washington, September 16, 1864. Sir: Referring to your note of the 4th instant, relative to a permission to enable her Majesty’s consul…
[ Philadelphia ] August 4, 1777. Forwards Congress’ appointment of Gates to the command of Northern Department.
April 7, 1862. April 7, 1862. Colonel Allen will please state how many men he had engaged on March 23. By order of Major-General Jackson: Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. Hpgrs. SECOND…
City Tavern [ Philadelphia ] August 3, 1777. Orders Nash to hold troops and vessels in readiness.
Near Mount Jackson, Va., April 9, 1862. Masor: I have the honor to submit the following report of the battle near Kernstown, Va., on Sunday, March 23: On the preceding…
Philadelphia, August 3, 1777 . Orders De Borre to remain at Bound Brook until enemy arrives at “the Hook” and then to proceed to Peekskill. Condemns De Borre’s execution of…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, September 16, 1864. Sir: Lord Lyons in his note of the 15 th June had the honor of addressing you on the subject of…
Kingston [New York] 2d. Augst. 1777 Dear Sir I wish I Could beleive as You do with respect to the Enemies Strenght, but in order to do this I must…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley. Department of State, Washington, September 15,1864. Sir: The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a…
Chester [ Pennsylvania ] August 1, 1777. Warns of probable attack on Highlands. Discusses orders given to Major General John Sullivan and Governor George Clinton to aid Putnam. Instructs Putnam…
Chester [ Pennsylvania ] August 1, 1777. Orders Greene to hold men in readiness to march and to give the necessary orders to quartermaster general and commissary general respecting provisions…
Near Newtown, Va., March 24, 1862. GENERAL: As the enemy had been sending off troops from the district and from what I could learn were still doing so, and knowing…
Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward. Washington, September 13, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your note of this day’s date, relative to the probable proceedings of…
[July 1–28, 1777] … have fallen into the enemy’s hands. This event redounds very little to our credit; for if the post was untenable, or required a larger number of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley. Department of State, Washington, September 13, 1864. Sir: This department has been informed that the steamer Mary, which formerly, under the name of the Alexandra,…
Rapidan, Va., March 25, 1862. His Excellency the PRESIDENT : Siz: I have just received the inclosed letter from General Jackson. He evidently attacked the enemy under a misapprehension as…