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W. H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 28, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 28, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acquaint you that in a letter to this department of the…
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James A. Seddon to Z. B. Vance, January 4, 1864
Richmond, Va., January 4, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. VANCE, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh, N. C.: Sir: Your letter of the 29th ultimo, with the resolutions of the Legislature…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to W. H. Seward, January 28, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 28, 1863. Sir: With reference to the correspondence which has passed between us relative to the capture of the Elias Reed, I have…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to W. H. Seward, January 26, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 26, 1863. Sir: On receiving from me a copy of the note which you did me the honor to address to me on…
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James A. Seddon to Jefferson Davis, January 4, 1864
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., January 4, 1864. The PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES: Sir: The letter of His Excellency Governor Brown,* transmitting to you the resolutions…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 26, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 26, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 29th ultimo, calling…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 22, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 22, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 20th instant, acquainting…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 20, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 20, 1863. My Lord: Adverting to your note of the 24th of November last, relative to the capture of the…
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Unknown, January 4, 1864
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERALâS OFFICE, January 4, 1864. No. 1. Richmond, January 4, 1864. I. If immediately after the death of an officer there be no family connection…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, January 20, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 20, 1863. Sir: I have received from Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne a despatch, in which he has made me acquainted with the view…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, January 19, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 19, 1863. Sir: I have received the note of yesterday’s date, in which you do me the honor to invite me to suggest…
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Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons to William H. Seward, January 17, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 17, 1863. Sir: I beg to offer you my thanks for your note of the day before yesterday’s date, and for the translation,…
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William H. Seward to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, January 17, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 17, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to inform you that the attorney of the United States for the…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 15, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 15, 1863. My Lord: Referring to your note of the 24th of November last, complaining of the conduct and deportment…
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Right Honorable Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, January 12, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 12, 1863. Sir: I have to-day had the honor to receive your note of to-day’s date relative to the outrages committed by the…
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William H. Seward to Right Honorable Lord Lyons, January 12, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 12, 1863. My Lord: Perhaps you have a general knowledge of the atrocities and barbarous outrages which have recently been…
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John A. Dix to Simon Cameron, July 24, 1861
Fort McHenry, July 24, 1861. Hon. Stmon CAMERON, Secretary of War: ; Sir: I received your confidential dispatch last evening, with the let___ ter inclosed, concerning the âââ Winans arms.â*…
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William H. Seward to Right Honorable Lord Lyons, January 10, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 10, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the reception of your lordship’s note of the 8th instant,…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 9, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 9, 1863. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has submitted to the President the copy which was…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, January 9, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 9,1863. Sir: I think it right to call your attention to the enclosed copy of a despatch from the British vice-consul at Key…