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Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson, December 5, 1779
[ Nantes, 5 Dec. 1779 . Mazzei’s “Representationâ€� of his conduct as agent for Virginia in Europe states that in a letter of this date, his second dispatch to TJ,…
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Unknown to Major-General Thomas, June 26, 1862
June 26, 1862. June 26, 1862. Major-General THomAsS, Corinth, Miss. : Your dispatch just received. Have ordered all the cavalry we have south and west of the Mississippi Central and…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Mason, March 11, 1863
No. 2. Earl Russell to Mr. Mason. Foreign Office, March 11, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2d instant, enclosing a…
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Friedrich Adolph (Adolf) von Riedesel to Thomas Jefferson, December 4, 1779
New York 4th. Decr: 1779 Sir I should conceive it an instance of ingratitude, to leave Virginia without repeating to you my heartiest thanks for every mark of Friendship which…
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Unknown to Colonel Sanderson, June 26, 1862
Jackson, June 26, 1862. Colonel SANDERSON, Commanding Post at Bolivar : COLONEL: Three regiments will move by rail from this place to Grand Junction and Moscow to-day. Their purpose is…
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P. S.—I also enclose copy of my answer to Mr. Benjamin to Mason, December 11, 1862
[Enclosure in No. 1.] Mr. Benjamin to Mr. Mason. Department of State, Richmond, December 11, 1862. Sir: The recently published correspondence between the cabinets of France Great Britain, and Russia…
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Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Reed, December 3, 1779
Williamsburg Dec. 3. 1779. Sir Your acceptable present came duly to hand. Tho I had not the happiness of a personal acquaintance with your excellency, I never needed evidence of…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, April 13, 1864
No. 6. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, April 13, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 11th instant, relative to…
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Board of Trade to Thomas Jefferson, December 3, 1779
[ Williamsburg, 3? Dec. 1779 . Minute in Board of Trade Journal (Vi) under 3 Dec. 1779: “Ordered that Mr. Armisteads offer of Sundry Goods be submitted to the Executive.…
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Unknown to Michael Asboth, June 26, 1862
June 26, 1862. June 26, 1862. General ASBOTH : The general commanding directs that you send a regiment of infantry and battery of artillery on the Ripley road as far…
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Comte de Pontdevaux to Thomas Jefferson, December 2, 1779
a yorck le 2 xbre. 1779 Son excellence J’ay l’honneur de vous remercier de l’invitation que vous avês la bonté de me faire. J’auray celuy de m’y rendre, ainsi que…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, April 9, 1864
No. 4. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, April 9, 1864. Sir: I transmit to you herewith extracts from a deposition of one Daniel O’Connell, by which you will…
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Thomas Jefferson to Comte de Pontdevaux, December 2, 1779
[Before 2 December 1779] Sir In hopes that by this time you will have discharged those attentions which the situation of your ship and men required on your arrival here,…
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Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, December 1, 1779
Falmouth [ Stafford co., Va. ] 1 Dec. 1779 . Quotes a letter just received from a member of Congress in Philadelphia stating that “a capital embarkationâ€� from New York…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Frances Adams, March 31, 1864
No. 1. Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, March 31, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to bring to your notice an account taken from a newspaper of what…
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Board of War to Thomas Jefferson, December 1, 1779
War Office, Williamsburg December 1. 1779. Sir We enclose Mr. Dickson’s application to us, to annex a Salary to his Office. Conceiving it out of our Province to say what…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, May 10, 1864
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, May 10, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, calling my attention to…
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Charles Francis Adams to John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, May 9, 1864
Mr. Adams to Earl Russell. Legation of the United States, London, May 9, 1864. My Lord: Information has been-received at this legation of the arrival at Liverpool, in the night…
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Board of Trade to Thomas Jefferson, December 1, 1779
[ Williamsburg ] 1 Dec. 1779 . Requesting approval of the purchase of shoes and sugar. The articles are immediately wanted, but the prices are high. Signed by Whiting, and…
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell to Charles Francis Adams, May 11, 1864
Earl Russell to Mr. Adams. Foreign Office, May 11, 1864. Sir: Now that the governments of Great Britain and the United States are happily agreed in their determination to use…