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George Washington to Horatio Gates, March 1, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Orders investigation of fraudulent recruiting returns. Requests inoculation of two Virginia regiments.
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 17, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 17, 1864. My Lord: With reference to your note of the 20th ultimo, in which, under the instructions of her…
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K. McElroy to William Barksdale, July 5, 1862
July 5, 1862. COLONEL: The command of the Thirteenth Mississippi Regiment having devolved upon me just before the close of the engagement on Tuesday evening, July 1, it becomes my…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, February 15, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 15, 1864. Sir: It is with great regret that I find myself again called upon to remonstrate against restrictions placed upon the trade…
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George Washington to Archibald (1739–1791) Campbell, March 1, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Seeks to mitigate severity of Campbell’s imprisonment.
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 13, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your memorandum of the 8th instant, relative…
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William Barksdale to Dickinson, July 24, 1862
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, Camp near Richmond, Va., July 24, 1862. CAaprain: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by this brigade in the battles…
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George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, March 1, 1777
Head-Quarters, Morristown [New Jersey] March 1, 1777. Alexander Hamilton Esquire is appointed Aide-De-Camp to the Commander in Chief; and is to be respected and obeyed as such. Extract of General…
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Alexander Hamilton to Hugh Knox, February 14, 1777
[ February 14, 1777. In a letter to Hamilton dated April–May, 1777, 1 Knox wrote: “I could not omit acknowledging the receipt of you⟨r⟩ Very Circumstantial and Satisfactory Letter of…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 12, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 12, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to recur to your communication of the 23d ultimo, requesting information concerning…
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Unknown to Captain, August 12, 1862
August 12, 1862. August 12, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit a succinct report of the operations of the brigade under my command from the morning of June…
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Right Hon. Lorn Lyons to William H. Seward, February 11, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 11, 1864. Sir: I had, the day before yesterday, the honor to speak to you on the subject of the note which I…
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Pennsylvania Evening Post to Alexander Hamilton, January 25, 1777
[Philadelphia, January 25, 1777] Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear of something to his advantage.
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lorn Lyons, February 10, 1864
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, in which, under…
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D. Wyatt Aiken to Seventh South Carolina Regiment, July 10, 1862
July 10, 1862. July 10, 1862. GENERAL: I beg leave to submit the following report of the action of the Seventh South Carolina Regiment in the engagement of the 29th…
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George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, January 20, 1777
[ Morristown, New Jersey, January 20, 1777. A statement in George Washington’s letter to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison 1 of this date reads: “Be so good as to forward…
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Early in the morning we recovered and buried the dead and also to J. B. Kershaw, July 11, 1862
Camp Jackson, July 11, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to orders received from Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw, on the morning of the 29th…
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George Washington to Alexander Hamilton, December 19, 1776
[ Bucks County, Pennsylvania ] December 19, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No. 2â€� an entry for this date reads:â€�To Capn Alexr Hamilton his pay for his Coy. Arty…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, February 9, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 9, 1864. Sir: I have this afternoon had the honor to receive your note of the 2d instant relative to the Sioux Indians.…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, February 8, 1864
[Memorandum—Banshee.] Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons, 29th January, 1864, announces that the master and crew will be released. They were, however, still at Fort Lafayette…