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George WM. Brent to Braxton Bragg, June 17, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, June 17, 1862. No. 75. Tupelo, Miss., June 17, 1862. For the benefit of his health the commander of the forces has found it…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, June 1, 1750
[June, 1750] 7 [ First part missing ] Pray give my respects to Lewis Evans. 8 I have not Time to write to Him but I putt his Mapps to…
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Hermann Kreismann to William H. Seward, December 26, 1863
[Extract.] Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 19.] United States Legation, Berlin, December26, 1863. Sir:Accounts of the meeting and organization of Congress, and also the President’s message, have been received…
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Benjamin Franklin to Cadwallader Colden, June 28, 1750
Philada. June 28. 1750 Sir I wrote a Line to you last Post, and sent you some Electrical Observations and Experiments. You formerly had those Papers of mine out of…
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Hermann Kreismann to William H. Seward, December 16, 1863
Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 18.] United States Legation, Berlin, December 16, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 8, dated November…
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George WM. Brent, June 17, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, June 17, 1862. No. 74. Tupelo, June 17, 1862. The general commanding takes pleasure in calling the attention of the armies of this department…
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Hermann Kreismann to William H. Seward, December 2, 1863
Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 17.] United States Legation, Berlin, December 2, 1863. Sir:When I last wrote about affairs in Germany and Prussia, I alluded to the increasing danger…
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Benjamin Franklin to William Strahan, June 2, 1750
Philada. June 2. 1750 Dear Sir The Person from whom you had the Power of Attorney to receive a Legacy, was born in Holland, and at first call’d Aletta Crell;…
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William H. Seward to Hermann Kreismann , & c ., & c ., & c . , Berlin, September 24, 1864
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 19.] Department of State, Washington, September 24, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of September 7, No. 29, has been received. I shall receive with…
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Samuel Johnson to Benjamin Franklin, May 10, 1750
[May 10, 1750] 1 [ First part missing ] Seat of London. I drew it 2 up at first only for the use of my Son, and had no further…
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George WM. Brent to J. D. Martin, June 17, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., June 17, 1862. Mol. J. D. MARTIN, Colonel Commanding Post, Meridian: CoLONEL: Your several communications of the 16th instant have been received. The general commanding instructs me to…
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William El Seward to Hermann Kreismann , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Berlin, September 20, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 18.] Department of State, Washington, September 20, 1864. Sir: I think it important that you ascertain, as well as you can, what vessels built…
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Peter Collinson to Benjamin Franklin, April 25, 1750
Lond. Aprill 25 1750 I wish I have before this advised my Worthy Friend that his pacquet per Cap. Clark came at last to my Hands, with the Electrical Papers,…
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William El Seward to Hermann Kriesmann , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Berlin, August 20, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 14.] Department of State, Washington, August 20, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of July 30, No. 23, has been received, and it has been read with…
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P. D. Roddey to Very respectfully, June 14, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., June 14, 1862. We hereby certify that, after attendance upon General Beauregard for the past four months and treatment of his case, in our professional opinion, he is…
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Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, April 12, 1750
Philada. April 12. 1750 Honoured Mother We received your kind Letter of the 2d Instant, 7 and are glad to hear you still enjoy such a Measure of Health, notwithstanding…
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William El Seward to Hermann Kreismann , Esq., & c ., & c ., & c . , Berlin, August 12, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 13.] Department of State, Washington, August 12, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of July 22, No.…
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P.G.T. Beauregard to CoopEr, C. 8S. Army, June 15, 1862
Tupelo, Miss., June 15, 1862. GENERAL: After delaying as long as possible to obey the oft-repeated recommendations of my physicians to*take some rest for the restoration of my health, I…
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Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson, March 2, 1750
[March 2, 1750] 1 I was very much pleased with some ingenious papers in the late Transactions on the subject of electricity. 2 There is something however in the experiments…
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William El Seward to Hermann Kreismann , Esq., & c ., & c ., Berlin, July 28, 1864
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 11.] Department of State, Washington, July 28, 1864. Sir:Your despatch of July 13, No. 21, in which you announce your assumption of the conduct…