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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 16, 1863. My Lord: I enclose extracts from a letter of the 20th ultimo, addressed by the United States consul…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 11, 1863. My Lord: Referring to the correspondence which has taken place between us relative to the capture of the…
HEADQUARTERS CHALMERSâ CAVALRY, Near Como, January 7, 1864. Hon. CHARLES CLARK, Governor of Mississippi : DEAR SIR: I hear of several persons here who profess to have authority from you…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 4th instant, relative…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 9, 1863. Sir: I have had the honor to receive the note, dated the day before yesterday, in which you refer to the…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 7, 1864. No. 5. J January 7, 1864. XV. Paragraph XVIII, Special Orders, No. 298, and paragraph XVIII, Special Orders, No. 300,…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February. 7, 1863. My Lord: The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to reply to the…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 7, 1863. My Dear Sir: With reference to our official correspondence relative to supplies of arms to the Indians on the frontier, I…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., January 6, 1864. Burlington Hotel, London, England: Sir: Hon. J. E. Ward, of Georgia, has submitted to the Department plans suggested by…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 6, 1863. Sir: I have this afternoon had the honor to receive your note of yesterday’s date respecting the blockade of the port…
[Circular.] Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 5, 1863. Sir: As opinions may be entertained by merchants interested in trade to the port of Galveston, in…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 3, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to enclose in original a letter and a certificate which I have received from Mr. John…
Richmond, January 6, 1864. Governor VANCE: I regret to learn that because of an interest of your State in the steamer Don, objection is made to its conforming to the…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 31, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 28th instant, relative…
Lord Lyons to H. B. M. Consul at——. Washington, January 30,1863. Sir: Among certain intercepted correspondence which has been published in the newspapers appear two letters from Mr. Memminger, in…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 30, 1863. Sir: I have received the note which you did me the honor to write to me yesterday, in answer to the…
Montgomery, January 6, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Sir: Unless the planting interest in the South can be carried on successfully the armies of the Confederacy cannot…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 29, 1863. Mr. Seward presents his compliments to Lord Lyons, and has the honor to transmit herewith to his lordship…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 5, 1864. No. 2. Richmond, January 5, 1864. For the information of all concerned, and to correct prevalent misapprehension, it is announced…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 29, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 26th instant, informing…