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17,141 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 75.] Department of State, Washington, June 17, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of May 28, No.…
June 14, 1862. No. 82. Tupelo, Miss., June 14, 1862. IV. Col. St. John R. Liddell, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, will assume command of the First Brigade, Third…
Stenton 12 mo [February] 28 1749/50 Dear Peter I have Spent most of this day for the first time with thy friend Kalm accompanied with B. Franklin, and I know…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 72.] Department of State, Washington, May 9, 1864. Sir: I have to thank you for your despatch of April 16, No. 62, which contains…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 71.] Department of State, Washington, April 5, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 59, of the 12th ultimo, has been received, and I thank you for…
Plymouth, Feb. 26, 1750 My dear Mr. F[ranklin], Ever since I received your last kind letter, I have been endeavouring to redeem some time to answer it, but till now…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT, June 14, 1862. No. 72. , Tupelo, Miss., June 14, 1862. I. General Orders, No. 30, from these headquarters, dated Corinth, Miss, May 19,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 70.] Department of State, Washington, March 21, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 58, of the 27th ultimo, has been received. The progress of the important…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 69.] Department of State, Washington, March 19, 1864. Sir:Your despatch No. 55, of the 2d ultimo, has been received. The review it presents of…
[February 17, 1750] I send Whiston’s Life. 8 He seems to me to have been a man of great industry and little prudence. I have been lame these two weeks…
Tupelo, Miss., June 13, 1862. Brig. Gen. DANIEL RUGGLEs, Commanding, dc., Grenada, Miss. : GENERAL: I am instructed to acquaint you with the following wishes of the commander of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 67.] Department of State, Washington, March 12, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of February 18, No.…
Arlington Arlington, June 5, 1861. Lieutenant Tompkins behaved most gallantly in the spirited encounter in which he involved himself. He had two herses shot under him, and is now temporarily…
Philada. Feb. 13. 1749, 50 Dear Sir You desire to know my Thoughts about the N.E. Storms beginning to Leeward. 8 Some Years since there was an Eclipse of the…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd. No. 66.] Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 11th of…
Rees Tupelo, Miss., June 12, 1862. Brigadier-General CHALMERS, Commanding Cavalry, &c. : GENERAL: We have information that is considered reliable by the commanding general indicating movements of large bodies of…
Philada. Feb. 13. 1749, 50 Sir I receiv’d your very kind Letter relating to my Proposals for the Education of our Youth, and return you the Thanks of the Gentlemen…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF F’REDERICKSBURG, Fredericksburg, Va., June 2, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to state, for the information of the commanding general, that four of the enemy’s armed steamers…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 6.] Department of State, Washington, September 21, 1863. Sir:Your despatch of August 29, No. 13, has been received. Your proceedings in relation to the…
Priceville, Miss., June 11, 1862. General BEAUREGARD, Tupelo, Miss. : : GENERAL: Is it your wish that the causeway across the Old Town Oreek should be doubled, or that a…