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46,149 lettersDecember 19, 1863. December 19, 1863. Respectfully forwarded. I believe this might be tried, and probably with advantage. A. P. HILL, LIneutenant- General. ORANGE, December 23, 1868. Respectfully returned. In…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington March 1, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government has learned with great surprise and regret that a large sum of money was put on board…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 28, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, asking for certain…
HEADQUARTERS PERRYâS BRIGADE, December 17, 1863. December 17, 1863. These applications are respectfully forwarded and recommended. The regiments composing this brigade originally numbered 3,271; of these there are now left…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 21st instant, relative…
Quincy, Fla., December 9, 1868. His Excellency JOHN MILTON, Governor of Florida: GOVERNOR: Having just received this morning a copy of the act of the last Florida Legislature regulating the…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 23, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 21st instant, accompanied…
QUARTERMASTER-GENERALâS OFFICE, TAX IN KIND, January 20, 1864. If the county authorities of the counties of Florida will apply to Maj. C. C. Yonge, controlling quartermaster of the State, at…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 21, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to call your attention to the enclosed copy of a letter addressed to me on the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 11, 1864. No. 8. Richmond, January 11, 1864. * * * * * * * XXVIII. Lieut. Col. R. Snowden Andrews, artillery,…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 19, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 16th instant, enclosing a copy of a…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 23, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note dated the 12th instant, accompanied…
GENERAL ORDERS, } ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 11, 1864. No. 4. Richmond, January 11, 1864. I. AN ACT authorizing the tax in kind on bacon to be commuted…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your memorandum of yesterday, relative to colored…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 19, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s. note of the 17th, which…
Atlanta, January 9, 1864. Str: The importance of providing for the state of things that will arise the first of next month when the State Guard go out of service…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 18, 1863. My Lord: Referring to your communication of the 28th ultimo, relative to the capture of the Elias Reed,…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 18, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of this day’s date, relative to the capture of…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 17, 1863. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the note dated the 12th of November last, which you did Mr.…
Meridian, January 21, 1864. Respectfully forwarded for reference to the Honorable Secretary of War. I can see no sound reason why we should not use our cotton to purchase supplies…