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46,149 letters[New York, November 6, 1776] I do hereby certify that the bearer William Douglass has lost his arm in the service of this state, having been a Matross in my…
Camp McLaws, Va., July 12, 1862. CAPTAIN: In obedience to orders from brigade headquarters, requiring a report of the conduct of the Second Regiment in the battles of June 29,…
[Despatch referred to in Mr. Seward’s note of March 11, 1864, addressed to Lord Lyons.] Mr. Archibald to Lord Lyons, British Consulate, New York, February 6, 1864. My Lord: I…
[ Harlem Heights, New York ] September 29, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2â€� an entry for this date reads “To Capn Hamilton for his Co Arty. Aug–774.…
[New York, September 14, 1776] I do hereby certify that Wm. Douglass, 2 the bearer hereof, faithfully served as a matross in my company till he lost his arm by…
July 4, 1862. Crewâs Farm, Va., July 4, 1862. Capratin: I have the honor to report the part borne by my brigade in the battle of Crewâs Farm on the…
[New York, August 12, 1776] Gentlemen It is necessary I should inform you that there is at present a vacancy in my company, arising from the promotion of Lieutenant Johnson…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1864. My Lord: Your note of the 30th December last, relative to the case of the Victor, captured by…
[New York] July 26, 1776. Gentlemen, I am obliged to write you, to remove a difficulty which arises respecting the quantity of subsistence which is to be allowed my men.…
July 4, 1862. RigHt WING, DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOMAC, July 4, 1862. Report of Casualties in the First Brigade, Second Division, Right Wing, Department of the Potomac, in the engagement…
[Memorandum.] Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1864. The Secretary of State, having taken into consideration the copy of a report of the 13th ultimo,…
[ New York, May 31, 1776 . An entry in the Journals of the New York Provincial Congress under this date reads: “Ordered, that Capt. Alexander Hamilton, or any or…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 1, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 20th ultimo, asking,…
HEADQUARTERS FIRST BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, July 4, 1862. RIGHT WING, DEPARTMENT OF THE Potomac, Crew’s Farm, Va., July 4, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report that soon after…
[New York, May 26, 1776] Gentlemen, I take the liberty to request your attention to a few particulars, which will be of considerable importance to the future progress of the…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 30, 1864. Sir: I lost no time in communicating to the governor general of Canada the note dated the 13th instant, in which…
[ New York ] April 20, 1776 . The return is headed: “A Return of the Colony Company of Artillery commanded by Alexander Hamilton April 20th, 1776â€� and is in…
July 13, 1862. July 13, 1862. Sir: On the 27th ultimo the Ninth Georgia Regiment received orders to advance the picket line on the east side of Dr. Garnettâs farm.…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 29, 1864. My Lord: On the 8th of January instant I informedy your lordship that the attention of this government…
[New York, April 4, 1776] New York April 4th, 1776. Received of Colonel McDougall one hundred and seventy two pounds, three shillings and five pence half penny, for the pay…