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17,141 lettersMr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 21, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 18th instant, relative…
Petersburg, Va., August 21, 1862. GENERAL: Numerous causes have prevented my sending you a report ere this of an attack on the shipping and camp of General Mepoe by the…
Head Quarters, Morristown [New Jersey] April 5th. 1777 Gentlemen, Since my last I have had the pleasure of receiving your reply to my two favours of 29th. Ulto & 2d.…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 20, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s note of the 18th instant,…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, April 3, 1777. On April 8, 1777, the New York Committee of Correspondence wrote to Hamilton: “Yours of the third came safe⟨ly to hand⟩ this Day.â€�…
July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. D. H. HILL, © Commanding Department of North Carolina: GENERAL: Your letter of to-day has been received.* I have written you that…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, April 2, 1777. On April 5, 1777, Hamilton, writing to the New York Committee of Correspondence, stated: “Since my last I have had the pleasure of…
July 28, 1862. July 28, 1862. â GENERAL: I have received your letter of yesterday. I have determined to send General Pendleton, with certain of his batteries, as you will…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 18, 1864. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have had under their consideration the correspondence which has taken place between this legation and the State…
Kingston [New York] April 2d 1777 Sir We received Your’s of the 29th. Ultimo 1 and are extream⟨ly⟩ sorry to hear of your Indisposition. In our last we expressed an…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 18, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 13th instant, in…
July 28, 1862. Sir: General D. H. Hill has been directed to proceed with picked troops and about fifty pieces of artillery to old Fort Powhatan to endeavor to cut…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 15, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 11th instant, respecting…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, March, 1777. On December 10, 1777, Knox, writing to Hamilton, referred to “The fine, impartial, laconic & highly descriptive account you favour’d me with of the…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 14, 1864. Sir: With reference to your notes of the 11th, 16th, and 29th ultimo, and to my notes of the 13th and…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAG, Berkeley, August 1, 1862. GENERAL: About 12.30 last night the enemy quietly placed two or three batteries of field guns on Coggins Point and at…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, March 29, 1777. On April 2, 1777, the New York Committee of Correspondence, writing to Hamilton, stated: “We received Your’s of the 29th. Ultimo and are…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 13, 1864. Sir: With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the 17th of last…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 11, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you copies of two despatches, and their enclosures, which I received from the…
Kingston [New York] March 29th. 1777. Sir We received your favor of the [22] 2 Instant and am obliged to you not only for your Acceptance of a very troublesome…