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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 25, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 21st instant, respecting…
Westover, Va., August 9, 1862. GENERAL: Pursuant to verbal orders, received on the 2d instant from the general commanding the army, I proceeded across the James River, embarking at 5…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 22, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 18th instant, in…
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders release of “Mr. Smithâ€� who had been acting as a spy for the Americans and was mistakenly arrested by Major General…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 22, 1864. My Dear Sir: In compliance with the wish you expressed in our conversation of yesterday, I send you a copy of…
Near Petersburg, August 9, 1862. GENERAL: The report of our operations in attacking the enemyâs shipping near Coggins Point, on the night of July 31, which I now have the…
Morristown [ New Jersey ] April 7, 1777. Orders Heard to see that the number of officers is in proportion to the number of men. States that brigadiers must choose…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 21, 1864. Sir: In obedience to instructions which I have received from her Majesty’s principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, I have…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 18th instant, relative…
Petersburg, Va., August 21, 1862. GENERAL: Numerous causes have prevented my sending you a report ere this of an attack on the shipping and camp of General Mepoe by the…
Head Quarters, Morristown [New Jersey] April 5th. 1777 Gentlemen, Since my last I have had the pleasure of receiving your reply to my two favours of 29th. Ulto & 2d.…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 20, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s note of the 18th instant,…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, April 3, 1777. On April 8, 1777, the New York Committee of Correspondence wrote to Hamilton: “Yours of the third came safe⟨ly to hand⟩ this Day.”…
July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. D. H. HILL, © Commanding Department of North Carolina: GENERAL: Your letter of to-day has been received.* I have written you that…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, April 2, 1777. On April 5, 1777, Hamilton, writing to the New York Committee of Correspondence, stated: “Since my last I have had the pleasure of…
July 28, 1862. July 28, 1862. â GENERAL: I have received your letter of yesterday. I have determined to send General Pendleton, with certain of his batteries, as you will…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the correspondence which has taken place between this legation and the State…
Kingston [New York] April 2d 1777 Sir We received Your’s of the 29th. Ultimo 1 and are extream⟨ly⟩ sorry to hear of your Indisposition. In our last we expressed an…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 13th instant, in…
July 28, 1862. Sir: General D. H. Hill has been directed to proceed with picked troops and about fifty pieces of artillery to old Fort Powhatan to endeavor to cut…