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17,141 letters[ February 14, 1777. In a letter to Hamilton dated April–May, 1777, 1 Knox wrote: “I could not omit acknowledging the receipt of you⟨r⟩ Very Circumstantial and Satisfactory Letter of…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 12, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to recur to your communication of the 23d ultimo, requesting information concerning…
August 12, 1862. August 12, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit a succinct report of the operations of the brigade under my command from the morning of June…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 11, 1864. Sir: I had, the day before yesterday, the honor to speak to you on the subject of the note which I…
[Philadelphia, January 25, 1777] Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear of something to his advantage.
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 10, 1864. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of yesterday, in which, under…
July 10, 1862. July 10, 1862. GENERAL: I beg leave to submit the following report of the action of the Seventh South Carolina Regiment in the engagement of the 29th…
[ Morristown, New Jersey, January 20, 1777. A statement in George Washington’s letter to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison 1 of this date reads: “Be so good as to forward…
Camp Jackson, July 11, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to orders received from Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw, on the morning of the 29th…
[ Bucks County, Pennsylvania ] December 19, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No. 2â€� an entry for this date reads:â€�To Capn Alexr Hamilton his pay for his Coy. Arty…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 9, 1864. Sir: I have this afternoon had the honor to receive your note of the 2d instant relative to the Sioux Indians.…
[Memorandum—Banshee.] Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons, 29th January, 1864, announces that the master and crew will be released. They were, however, still at Fort Lafayette…
[New York, November 6, 1776] I do hereby certify that the bearer William Douglass has lost his arm in the service of this state, having been a Matross in my…
Camp McLaws, Va., July 12, 1862. CAPTAIN: In obedience to orders from brigade headquarters, requiring a report of the conduct of the Second Regiment in the battles of June 29,…
[Despatch referred to in Mr. Seward’s note of March 11, 1864, addressed to Lord Lyons.] Mr. Archibald to Lord Lyons, British Consulate, New York, February 6, 1864. My Lord: I…
[ Harlem Heights, New York ] September 29, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2â€� an entry for this date reads “To Capn Hamilton for his Co Arty. Aug–774.…
[New York, September 14, 1776] I do hereby certify that Wm. Douglass, 2 the bearer hereof, faithfully served as a matross in my company till he lost his arm by…
July 4, 1862. Crewâs Farm, Va., July 4, 1862. Capratin: I have the honor to report the part borne by my brigade in the battle of Crewâs Farm on the…
[New York, August 12, 1776] Gentlemen It is necessary I should inform you that there is at present a vacancy in my company, arising from the promotion of Lieutenant Johnson…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 2, 1864. My Lord: Your note of the 30th December last, relative to the case of the Victor, captured by…