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17,141 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 129.] Department of State, Washington, February 24, 1864. Your despatches of January 15, No. 250, January 20, No. 251, January 22, No. 252, January…
Philada. May 14. 1752 Sir I deferred answering yours of March 16th 8 in hopes of finding one of the first Edition of Dr. Coldens Pieces, 9 which you seem’d…
Near Bay Springs, Miss., August 26, 1862. Sir: I have to report that on yesterday the enemy came down to Padenâs Mill, 10 miles north of Bay Springs, on an…
Philadelphia, [April–May, 1752] 3 Honored Mother, We received by this post both your letters of April 13th and 20th. 4 The account you give of poor little Biah grieves me,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 124.] Department of State, Washington, December 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch, No. 239, bearing date of November 11, and relating to Captain Winslow, of…
Tupelo, Miss., August 25, 1862. Sir: I feel that it is not necessary for me to apologize to you for the frequency with which I request you to do such…
Philada. April 23. 1752 Sir In considering your Favour of the 16th. past, 2 I recollected my having wrote you Answers to some Queries concerning the Difference between Electrics per…
August 22, 1862. August 22, 1862. Maj. THomAs L. SNEAD, Chief of Staff, District of the Tennessee : MaJor: I have the honor to report that I have started with…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 123.] Department of State, Washington, November 30, 1863. Sir:Your despatch, No. 238, of the 4th instant has been received and will be submitted for…
Eliz: Town (NJ) March 28th: 1752 Sir I have your kind Letter of 24: Instant 8 and thank your care in sending forward the snake root to Boston. I am…
Tupelo, Miss., August 19, 1862. Colonel ROSSER : ee The Governor of Alabama will order several companies of militia to garrison Gainesville. The general hopes that you will find them…
Philada. March 21, 1752 Dear Sir, I wrote to you in the Winter via New York, for a few Books, and sent a 2d Bill of £30 Barbados Currency. 3…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 121.] Department of State, Washington, November 23, 1863. Sir:Tour despatch of the 29th ultimo, No. 237, has been received and has been submitted for…
Coldengham March 16th 1752 Dear Sir Last fall I acknowleged from New York the favour you did me in sending me a copy of your Electrical experiments. 8 The oftener…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 14, 1862. Col. J. GorRGAS, Chief of Ordnance, Richmond, Va. : Sik: I beg to call your attention to the arsenal at Columbus,…
Boston March 16. 1752 Sir According to promise in my last, 7 I now return you Dr. Colden’s Letter, for communicating which I am greatly obliged to you. The Dr.…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Harvey. No. 117.] Department of State, Washington, June 8, 1863. Sir:Your despatch of May 5, No. 225, has been received. The success of the internal improvement…
Tupelo, Miss., August 12, 1862. General BRAGG: Rosecrans, with his command, is at Corinth and Rienzi. All reports confirm this, and I believe it to be reliable. STERLING PRICE, Major-General,…
March 16, 1752 Sir, Having brought your brimstone globe to work, I try’d one of the experiments you proposed, 4 and was agreeably surprized to find, that the glass globe…
Boston March 2d. 1752 Sir I have received your favour of the 24th. January past, 9 inclosing an Extract from your Letter to Mr. Collinson and Dr. Colden’s Letter to…