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17,141 lettersOamp near Pocahontas, October 1, 1862. General PRICE: The major-general commanding directs that you at once send heavy details to repair the bridge at Pocahontas over the Hatchie. They will…
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 240.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 19, 1863. Sir:The French charge d’affaires delivered to the King on the 12th instant a special…
Boston Feb [1753?] 8 Sir I send you inclosed a Short account of a Me[teor?]. You have on many accounts a Right to every new Th[ing?] in natural Phylosophy. I…
Philada. Feb. 28. 1753 Dear Sir I return you herewith Professor Kanster’s Remarks. 2 As far as I am able to judge, the Translation is just, and your Answer a…
Pocahontas, Tenn., October 1, 1862. Major-General PRICE, Commanding Army of the West: GENERAL: I had intended to call and see you this evening, but have not been able to do…
Captain Winslow to Mr. Harvey. United States Steamer Kearsarge, Brest, France, October 29, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram. I shall sail to-morrow…
Philada. Feb. 28. 1753 Dear Sir, The enclos’d is a Copy of a Letter and some Papers I received lately from a Friend, of which I have struck off Fifty…
Ripley, Miss., September 28, 1862. His Excellency IsHAmM G. HARRIS, Governor of Tennessee : GOVERNOR: I have just received your communication of the 20th instant, dated from Lebanon.* : In…
Philada. Feb. 4. 1753 Dear Sir I ought to have wrote to you long since, in Answer to yours of Oct. 16. concerning the Water Spout: 3 But Business partly,…
Holly Springs, Miss., November 2, 1862. The above dispatch was this day received and forwarded. I cannot account for the detention in transmittal. EARL VAN DORN, Davisâ MILL, Miss., September…
[January 1753] 3 Dear Brother With Regard to our fathers Estate I can only so far Inform you that the houshold Stuf as sold at Vendue amounted to a Little…
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 239.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 11, 1863. Sir: I transmit with this despatch the copy of a letter which I have…
New York. January 29. 1753 Sir About a week ago the papers whereof that herewith Mark’t A is a Translation were sent to Peruse, 9 and on my returning them…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } ADJT. AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFIOE, September 24, 1862. No. 223. Richmond, Va., September 24, 1862. * * * * * * * Il. Military commanders of Confederate…
Londn Jany 27 1753 Tho’ I am much engaged yett I cannot Lett Mesnard Sail without Acquainting you how Matters stand Here. and first for Business The Paduasoye is the…
Mr. Harvey to Mr. Seward. No. 238.] Legation of the United States, Lisbon, November 4, 1863. Sir:Our consul at Gibraltar has just telegraphed me, stating that the British schooner Emily…
[January 15, 1753] Dear Sir When I left Philadelphia and every Friend and Acquaintance that was dear to me it was with a View and, as I then thought, with…
[Telegram.] Mr. Harvey to Captain Winslow. Lisbon, October 29, 1863. Rebel cruiser Georgia has been continuing outrages near Teneriffe. Was seen and boarded on Sunday last by Liverpool steamer Braganza,…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, DIS’. OF THE MISS, September 24, 1862. No. 50. Camp at Davis’ Mill, Miss., Sept. 2.3, 1862. The brigades of Brigadier-Generals Rust, Bowen,…
Philada. Jan. 2. 1753 Dear Brother Yours of the 12th past 8 gave me a great deal of Pleasure, as it informed me that you are better and have reason…