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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, February 4, 1751
Philada. Feb. 4. 1750, 1 Dear Sir I wrote you per Capt. Budden, who sail’d the Beginning of December, and sent you a Bill of Exchange on Jonathan Gurnel &…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c ., Brussels, August 25, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 142.] Department of State, Washington, August 25, 1864. Sir:Your despatches from No. 204, of the 21st ultimo, to No. 208, of the 29th ultimo,…
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Thomas Jordan to Ohief of Staff, July 2, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO. 2, July 2, 1862. No. 87. Tupelo, Miss., July 2, 1862. The commander of the forces is pleased to have occasion to commend to the…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, August 8, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 140.] Department of State, Washington, August 8, 1864. Sir: I submitted to the Secretary of the Navy your despatch No. 200, marked confidential, in…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, February 4, 1751
Philada. Feb. 4. 1750, 1 Dear Sir I receiv’d yours of Oct. 4. via New England, 9 with the Account of what you have laid out on Books and Mathematical…
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P. H. Thomson to Orders, Headquarters Department No. 2, July 1, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., July 1, 1862. Brigadier-General CHALMERS, Commanding Oavalry, Booneville, Miss. : GENERAL: The general commanding directs me to acknowledge the receipt of a dispatch from your adjutant-general, and to…
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Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Johnson, January 9, 1751
Philada. Jan. 9. 1750, 1 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of the 14th past, 2 with the Noetica, which I shall immediately put to press, for I think it…
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Geo. G. Garner to Orders, ) Hdgrs. Second Brig., Reserve Corps, June 30, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., June 30, 1862. Brigadier-General CHALMERS, Commanding Cavalry: GENERAL : In accordance with your suggestion the general command. ing has directed the Reserve Corps to move early to-morrow by…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Franklin, December 25, 1750
I have lately made an Experiment in Electricity that I desire never to repeat. Two nights ago being about to kill a Turkey by the Shock from two large Glass…
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Braxton Bragg to Cuar. Xxix.} Correspondence, Etc.confederate. 629, June 28, 1862
Near Tupelo, Miss., June 28, 1862. MAJor: I have the honor to transmit to you (herewith inclosed) the consolidated statement * of ordnance and ordnance stores at Confederate States Arsenal…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, July 29, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 137.] Department of State, Washington, July 29, 1864. Sir: I have your private note of the 15th of July, which, I see, is tinged…
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Adam Thomson to David Hall, December 17, 1750
Philadelphia, December 17. 1750 Mr. Hall, A low Piece of insipid ironical Scurrility having appeared in Mr. Bradford’s last Paper, I think it altogether unworthy of any other Notice, than…
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S. Cooper to Headquarters Department No. 2, May 26, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, } WAR DEPT., ADJT. AND INSP. GEN.âS OFFIOE, May 26, 1862. No. 39. } Richmond, Va., May 26, 1862. = * s * * * * II. The…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, July 28, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 136.] Department of State, Washington, July 28, 1864. Sir: I have received your despatch of July 14, No. 203, which announces the arrival of…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, December 14, 1750
[December 14? 1750] 5 Perhaps as the [business?] of the 2d. Class is large some account of parts of Speech and Construction might be prescribed to the first Class. As…
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Jno. Withers, June 25, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) ADJT. AND [NSPECTOR-GENERALâS (/FFIOE, June 25, 1862. No. 146. a Richmond, Va., June 25, 1862. * XVI. Paragraphs II and III, General Orders, No. 39, current series,…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, July 16, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 134.] Department of State, Washington, July 16, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of June 28, No. 195, has been received, and your proceedings therein related are…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, December 6, 1750
Philada. Dec. 6. 1750 Dear Sir I receiv’d your Favour of Augt. 31. per Mesnard, and Copy per Shirley who is just arrived. Mr. Joseph Crellius 2 is gone to…
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William H. Seward to Henry S. Sanford , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Brussels, December 17, 1863
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 125.] Department of State, Washington, December 17, 1863. Sir:Tour despatch of the 19th of November, No. 161, has been received. It is accompanied by…
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Thomas Jordan to Hodaqgks. Reserve Corps, Army Of The Mississippi, June 23, 1862
Tupelo, June 23, 1862. Capt. E. E. PoRTER, Commanding Partisan Rangers : CAPTAIN: Your letter of the 17th instant, addressed to General Beauregard, has been read with great satisfaction by…