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46,149 lettersCONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, Richmond, Va., January 16, 1864. Maj. J. C. JOHNSTON, Commandant of Conscripts, Bristol, Tenn.: MaJor: I am directed by the superintendent to write…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 20, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, with the accompanying…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 19, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a despatch which I received from the governor general…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 17, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government having had under their consideration the note which you did me the honor to address to me…
January 16, 1864. January 16, 1864. General HOWELL COBB, Atlanta, Ga. : The matter is under consideration of the President. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,…
Lord Lyons to Mr Seward. Washington, March 16, 1863. Sir: I beg to express my thanks to you for the note dated the 14th instant, with which you have done…
Mr. F. W. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 14, 1863. My Lord: With reference to your note of the 7th instant, relative to the report that…
Richmond, Va., January 14, 1864. Governor Z. B. VANCE, Raleigh, N. C.: Your EXCELLENCY: I am duly in receipt of your letter of 7th instant. Before it came to hand…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 7th instant, in…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERALâS OFFICE, January 14, 1864. No. 6. Richmond, January 14, 1864. I. Whenever ordnance stores are lost or damaged in any brigade it will be…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 7, 1863. Sir: With reference to the despatch from Earl Russell to me, dated the 23d day of January, 1862, of which I…
Richmond, Va., January 13, 1864. His Excellency J. E. BRown, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Ga.: Str: General Beauregard has of late on several occasions expressed serious apprehensions that the enemy…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 6, 1863. My Dear Lord Lyons: I think it not unreasonable, in view of the late transactions at Mobile, to…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 5, 1863. My Lord: In reply to the letter of this department, which was accompanied by a copy of your…
Richmond, Va., January 12, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. VANCE, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, N. C.: Sir: On the receipt of your letter of the 31st ultimo, relating to…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 4, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, in consequence of the dismissal of Mr. James Magee from the office…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 3, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday’s date, respecting the dismissal of Mr. Magee…
Richmond, Va., January 11, 1864. Governor VANCE, Raleigh, N. C.: Your request anticipated. The Don went to sea on or before the 9th. J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 3, 1863. My Lord: Referring to your memorandum of the 19th ultimo, relative to colored emigrants from the United States…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, March 2, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s note of the 1st instant,…