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46,149 lettersRichmond, Va., January 25, 1864. General HOWELL COBB, Atlanta, Ga.: Congress has not yet acted. Itisnot thought expedient to organize new companies, but to retain all of conscript age to…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 1, 1863. My Lord: Referring to your memorandum of the 19th ultimo, calling attention to the General Order of the…
Richmond, Va., January 24, 1864. WYNDHAM ROBERTSON, Ksq., Chairman Committee on Confederate Relations, House of Delegates of Virgina: Sir: I regret that other more pressing engagements have prevented me from…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 31, 1863. My Lord: I regret to inform you that reliable information has reached this department that an attempt was…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1863. My Lord: I duly received your note of the 23d instant, on the subject of an alleged disregard…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERALâS OFFICE, January 23, 1864. INOnRd: Richmond, January 23, 1864. I. Paragraph IV, General Orders, No. 3, current series, is hereby revoked. II. Enrolling officers…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 28, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the note dated the 14th October last, in which you did Mr.…
Richmond, Va., January 21, 1864. His Excellency M. L. BONHAM, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, 8. C.: Sir: I have received your letter of the lth instant requesting me to…
Richmond, Va., January 19, 1864. Sir: In granting you a passport to go beyond the limits of the Confederate States, you are authorized, under an act to organize bodies for…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 28, 1863. My Dear Lord Lyons: I have the honor to acknowledge with great satisfction the receipt of your note…
Montgomery, January 19, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Sir: I have seen Maj. J. J. Walker, acting commissary of subsistence for the State, and he has explained…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 27, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a despatch which was addressed to me by Vice-Admiral…
January 19, 1864. No. 3. Richmond, Va., January 19, 1864. In view of the great increase of special applications for exemption and the facilities with which signatures are obtained, it…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 26, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a despatch in which Commander Thrupp, of her Majesty’s…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 25, 1863. Sir: With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the 16th of last…
Richmond, Va., January 18, 1864. His Excellency THomas H. Warts, Governor of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala.: Sir: Your letter of the 6th instant, earnestly requesting that Government iron contractors in Alabama…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 24, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your memorandum of the 19th instant, relative…
CIRCULAR CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, January 18, 1864. WaR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, No. 2. Richmond, Va., January 18, 1864. In addition to the copy of special orders detailing disabled…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 23, 1863. My Dear Sir: A British subject has written to ask me to inquire from you whether you will grant permits to…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 23, 1863. My Lord: Referring to your note of the 21st ultimo, and to my reply, relative to the terms…