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Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, January 11, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 806.] Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1864. Sir: I transmit copies of certain letters which were found on board the prize steamers R.E.…
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Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 11 December 1775
Plimouth Dec. 11 1775 My Dear Mrs. Adams has Disappointed Me so often that I think I will no more promise myself the pleasure of A Visit. But I think…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, April 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 3.] Department of State,Washington, April 22, 1861. Sir: You enter a very important foreign mission at a moment when our domestic affairs have reached…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, December 10, 1775
Braintree December 10. 1775 I received your obliging favour by Mrs. Morgan, with the papers, and the other articles you sent which were very acceptable to me. As they are…
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William H. Seward to J. Lothrop Motley, September 20, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 4.] Department of State,Washington, September 20, 1861. Sir: The despatch, No. 24, of your predecessor, Mr. Jones, under date of August, has been received.…
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Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward, January 8, 1864
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 570.] Legation of the United States, London, January 8, 1864. Sir: I have now to report the reception of another note from Lord Russell…
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Isaac, Jr Smith to Rev. William Smith, December 5, 1775
Enfield near London Decr. 5 1775 Dear Sir 1 The present opportunity appears to me so convenient for writing to you, that I cannot avoid sending you a few lines.—I…
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William H. Seward to J. Lothrop Motley, August 27, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 2.] Department of State,Washington, August 27, 1861. Sir: The despatch of your predecessor, Mr. Jones, No. 23, dated August 6, has been received and…
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Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, January 7, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 805.] Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1864. Sir: Telegraphic information has been received here from the United States consul at Halifax that the…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 3, 1775
Decr. 3. 1775 My best Friend Yours of Novr. 12 is before me. I wish I could write you every day, more than once, for although I have a Number…
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William H. Seward to J. Glancy Jones, August 12, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Jones. No. 14.] Department of State,Washington, August 12, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 20th of July, No. 22, has just been received. Owing to the…
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, November 27, 1775
November 27 1775 Tis a fortnight to Night since I wrote you a line during which, I have been confined with the Jaundice, Rhumatism and a most voilent cold; I…
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William H. Seward to The Chevalier Hulsemann, August 22, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Hülsemann. Department of State,Washington, August 22, 1861. The undersigned, the Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, November 18, 1775
November 18. 1775 Your kind Letter of the 5th. Inst. came to Hand yesterday by Captain McPherson. I admire your skill in Phisiognomy, and your Talent at drawing Characters, as…
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Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, January 6, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 804.] Department of State, Washington, January 6, 1864. Sir: Since the instruction to you of yesterday, No. 801, on the subject of the alleged…
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The Chevalier Hulsemann to William H. Seward, August 7, 1861
Mr. Hülsemann to Mr. Seward. Austrian Legation,Washington, August 7, 1861. The undersigned, in pursuance of the understanding come to this morning, has the honor to transmit to the honorable Secretary…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, November 15, 1775
Novr. 15th. 1775 This I suppose will go by Mr. James Bowdoin who has just arrived here from London. 1 He has been very obliging in communicating to me Pamphlets…
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Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, January 5, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 801.] Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1864. Sir: I acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 11th of December, No. 553, and…
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Glancy Jones to William H. Seward, July 20, 1861
Mr. Jones to Mr. Seward. No. 22.] Legation of the United States,Vienna, July 20, 1861. Sir: A few days since Count Rechberg, the imperial royal minister of foreign affairs, was…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, November 12, 1775
Novr. 12. 1775 My dear I am often afraid you will think it hard that I dont write oftener to you. But it is really impossible. Could I follow the…