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46,149 lettersCamp Camp, July 5, 1862. Captain Squires will report, with his battery of rifle guns, to General Longstreet, at his headquarters, at Phillips’ house. J. B. WALTON, General Longstreet ordered…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 4, 1864. Sir: In a note dated the 26th of February last, you were so good as to inform me that the statements…
Head Qrs. Morris Town [New Jersey] 2[2] March 1777 Gentlemen, Two days ago I accepted your challenge and met you for the first time in the epistolary field; since which…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons,. Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this date and, of…
Camp on James River, July 5, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to your order yesterday morning I started with my regiment back on the route over which we traveled on Wednesday…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 1, 1864. Sir: I hasten to submit to you the following papers which have been sent to me by Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s communication of the 24th instant,…
[ Morristown, New Jersey ] March 21, 1777. An entry in George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2â€� reads: “To Captain Alexr Hamilton for 1 Months Pay of the N. York…
HEADQUARTERS GENERAL KIMBALL’S BRIGADE, Smith’s Division, Sixth Provisional Army Corps, July 15, 1862. I have the honor to report that, in compliance with orders from General Keyes, I moved my…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 29, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 24th instant, in…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 26,1864. My Lord: I have submitted to the President of the United States your lord ship’s note of the 25th…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD CORPS, July 3, 1862. Captain Reno has just returned from a reconnaissance on the Charles City road. He went about 14 miles from the mill, near General Keyes’…
[Morristown, New Jersey, March 20, 1777] Gentlemen, With chearfulness, I embrace the proposal of corresponding with your convention, through you; and shall from time to time as far as my…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 25, 1864. Sir: I am directed by her Majesty’s government to ask permission for a British man-of-war to take Mr. Crawford, her Majesty’s…
July 16, 1862. Chafinâs Farm, Va., July 16, 1862. Magor: In compliance with the request of Major-General Holmes I send you the following report: The morning of June 30 last…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 24, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a letter which I have received from Mr. Cory,…
[ Kingston, New York, March 19, 1777. On March 22, 1777, Hamilton wrote to the Committee of Correspondence: “I had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 19th. instant.â€� Letter…
HEADQUARTERS NORTH CAROLINA RESERVE, Raleigh, N. C., November 18, 1864. Captain Branch was in nothing responsible for the misconduct of a part of his battery at Malvern Hill, and I…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 23, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22d instant, relative to the alleged abduction…
Near Richmond, Va., July 14, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to your orders of 10th instant I beg leave respectfully to submit the following report: Soon after receiving your orders, while…