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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 460.] Department of State, Washington, January 26, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 8th of January has been received, together with the New Year’s…
HEADQUARTERS EMIGRANT ROAD EXPEDITION, Camp Bruneau, Snake River, September 22, 1862. GENERAL: On the 19th day of August the command moved from Camp Owyhee, marching slowly, and meeting more or…
Washington, July 20, 1861. Major-General PATTERSON, U.S. Army, Charlestown, Va.: Five Pennsylvania regiments, Colonel Paine’s Fourth Wisconsin, now at Harrisburg, and four regiments from this city, are ordered to join…
HEADQUARTERS DEPART}ENT OF ANNAPOLIS, June 27, 1861. Str: My attention has been called to a resolution purporting to have been this day passed by the late board of police commissioners,…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 23, 1862. COLONEL: In obedience to Orders, No. 161, dated at this place, August 9, 1862, on the morning of the 10th instant…
Fort Walla Walla, August 23, 1862. SIR: An express has within a few moments arrived from Colonel Maury’s command, and I dispatch a special express to Wallula hoping it will…
June 27, 1861. ’ June 27, 1861. To the People of the City of Baltimore: By virtue of authority vested in me, and in obedience to. orders, as commanding general…
ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS, August 9, 1862. No. 161. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 9, 1862. I. Capt. George B. Currey, First Oregon Cavalry, with two sergeants, four corporals, and…
Arlington, June 18, 1861. I have the honor to inclose a copy of my written instructions to General Schenck, under which his movement was made yesterday afternoon. The point to…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 307.] Legation of the United States, London January 23, 1863. Sir: Without any movement on my part you would scarcely fail to fix your…
Fort Walla Walla, August 17, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report that I received an express last night from Captain Currey with the reportt herewith inclosed, dated 15th…
Madrid 21. Feb y . 1781. Dear Sir, Your Favor of the 15 ult. with the Packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. 1 I regret your long Silence,…
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 9, 1862. Capt. GEORGE B. CURREY, First Oregon Cavalry, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter.: SiR: Representations have been made by the Indian agent at…
Staunton, Va., June 6, 1861. Col. G. A. PORTERFIELD, Commanding Virginia Forces, Beverly, Va.: COLONEL: I send you a supply of ammunition by Messrs. Trotter and Crawford, an account of…
Feb. 20 1781 Philad a . Sir, The President sends you Instructions passed in Congress the 15 th . 1 Personally I am mortified that no Letters from you since…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 301.] Legation of the United States, London, January 22, 1863. Sir: In consequence of representations made to Mr. Morse and to myself, in which…
Cincinnati, June 3, 1861. IT have just received a telegram, dated to-day, from General T. A. Morris, Indiana Volunteers, commanding United States troops at Grafton, Va., in which he says:…
. HEADQUARTERS, Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., August 9, 1862. SIR: I have the honor to report that at the request of the superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon and…
[Philadelphia] February 15. 1781 Sir, Congress having since their Instructions to you of the 29 th of September 1779 and the 4 th of October 1780, 1 relative to the…
Madrid 28 Jan y 1781 Sir Is it possible that my Letter 1 of September requesting Congress to forbear drawing should not have arrived? 2 Many Copies were sent by…