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46,149 lettersMr. Seward to Lord Lyons,. Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1862. My Lord: Referring to my note of the 4th of December last, relative to the alleged maltreatment of…
Head Quarters Peeks Kill 9 th March 1777 Sir General Sullivan arrived here to To-day from Head Quarters in Jersey. He had it in charge from General Washington to communicate…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 6, 1862. My Lord: With reference to the permission given to the foreign representatives to correspond with their consuls in…
Phil a March 8 th 1777 Dear Sir A M r Jackson 1 that will hand you this goes to our state in order to fix on Some person or…
Earl Russell to Lord Lyons. Foreign Office, January 23, 1862. My Lord: I mentioned in my despatch of the 10th instant that her Majesty’s government differed from Mr. Seward in…
Highlands March 4 th 1777. D r . Sir The Information you gave me when I was before the Committee of the Resolution of the Convention, that every person without…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 14, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note, which you were so good as to address to…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1862. My Lord: You have kindly left with me a copy of an instruction which you had received from…
Haddonfield, 3 d : March 1777 Dear Sir M rs . Livingston informs me that Master Peter is now really gone; & one of his Grandfathers can inform you that…
Earl Russell to Lord Lyons. Foreign Office, January 10, 1862. My Lord: In my despatch to you of the 30th of November, after informing you of the circumstances which had…
Basking Ridge 24. Febry 1777. My dear Sir I am much obliged by your Favor which reached me in the Jersey–s; in my Way, at philadelphia, I had the pleasure…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 9, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the notes from the State Department of the 3d and 8th…
Rhinebeck 23 d . Feb y . 1777. Sir Would esteem it a favor, when you write Gen l . Washington, you–d assure him from me that my Intentions were…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 8, 1862. My Lord: Adverting to my note to you of the 3d instant, relative to the improper position in…
[Phi a . Feb y 15 th 1777] Dear Sir I yesterday received your Letter of the 3 d instant– 1 When I came to this place, Bob Morris told…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1862. My Lord: I receive with deep sensibility the painful intelligence you have communicated to me of the death…
Philad a . Feb y . 4 th 1777 Dear Sir: Your favour of the 7 th Ult o came safe to hand, 1 Timothy Jones is certainly a very…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State,Washington, January 7, 1862. My Lord: With reference to your private note of the 30th ultimo, in which mention is made of the…
[Fishkill], 3 Feb 1777 D r S r . I am informed that the Congress have taken the place of a Director general of the Hospital from D r .…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 4, 1861 [2.] Sir: It has become my painful duty to communicate to you the intelligence of the death of his Royal Highness…