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17,141 lettersMr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 456.] Paris, April 22, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to send you herewith a translation of a communication from Count Manderstrom, minister of…
May 26, 1862. Mason: I have the honor to render the following report in regard to the actions of the 23d, 24th, and 25th instant, in which my brigade was…
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 533.] Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1864. Sir: I thank you for your interesting despatch of the 4th of April, No. 446.…
[Newtown, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1778] The Commissioners appointed by His Excellency General Washington to confer, determine and agree upon a Treaty and Convention for the Exchange of Prisoners of War,…
June 11, 1862. Brown’s Gap, Va., June 11, 1862. In compliance with the orders of Major-General Ewell I send a statement of the operations of my brigade on the 8th…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 452.] Paris, April 18, 1864. Sir: I herewith send you a printed translation of the “Convention concluded between France and Mexico, to regulate the…
[ Valley Forge ] April 5, 1778 . Encloses letter from Mary Pemberton. Has refused her request but will convey the wagons requested, if Wharton agrees.
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 532.] Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of April 1, No.…
June 14, 1862. I have the honor to report the movements of the regiments under my command on the 8th and 9th of the present month : On the morning…
[ Valley Forge ] April 5, 1778 . Cannot comply with Mrs. Pemberton’s request, but is forwarding it to Thomas Wharton, Jr., 2 who will no doubt approve the application.
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 450.] Paris, April 14, 1864. Sir: I herewith enclose to you a number of slips, cut from Galignani of the 12th, 13th and 14th…
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST, Camp near Mount Meridian, Va., June 14, 1862. Mason: In obedience to your order I beg leave to submit to you the following…
[ Valley Forge ] April 4, 1778 . Discusses change of meeting place for commissioners from Germantown to Newtown.
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward No. 449.] Paris, April 11, 1864. Sir: After sundry impediments, which, it would seem, have rendered the action of the Archduke Maximilian somewhat uncertain,…
Camp near Mount Meridian, Va., June 14, 1862. GENERAL: In regard to the action of the 6th I have only this to remark, that the Fifty-eighth Regiment was the right…
[Valley Forge, April 4, 1778] By His Excellency George Washington Esquire General and Commander in chief of all the Forces of the United States of America To Colonel William Grayson,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 526.] Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1864. Sir: Mr. Geofroy, charge d’affaires of the Emperor, has submitted for my perusal a despatch which,…
Harrisonburg, Va., June 8, 1862. Order of march. ADVANOE GUARD. 1. Colonel Cluseret’s brigade. 2. The pioneers of all brigades, as also the ax-men of every regiment, to start at…
[Valley Forge, April 4, 1778] To His Excellency George Washington Esquire, General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America. We, the Commissioners appointed by…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton No. 524.] Department of State, Washington, April 8, 1864. Sir: Your despatch of March 25, No. 440, has been received. You allude therein to a…