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17,141 lettersMr. Seward to Lord Lyons.. Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1863. My Lord: Credible information having reached this department that John C. Braine, H. A. Parr, John Parker Locke,…
[June? 1776] The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society, depend so much upon an upright and skilful…
Philadelphia [ca. June] 1776 Dear Sir Your’s of August I received in this place, that of Nov. 24th. is just now come to hand; the one of October I imagine…
[ca. 30 June 1776] Honble . Sir I this day received information that the Convention had been pleased to reappoint me to the office in which I have now the…
Wmsburg June 23. 1776. Dear Sir Gilmer, not being able to attend the Convention the other Day, when the Delegates were chosen, sent a Memo. to me, to press your…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, December 19, 1863. In the note respecting the case of the Labuan, which you did me the honor to address to me on the…
Wmsburg, 22d. June, 1776. 3 o’clock, P.M. Dear Sir I, being inform’d that the post is to set out in an hour, have just left the committee appointed to prepare…
Friday morn. [21 June 1776?] Th: J. to Doctr. Franklyn The inclosed paper has been read and with some small alterations approved of by the committee. Will Doctr. Franklyn be…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, December 18, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of to-day, communicating to me the recent intelligence which…
Williamsburg June 17. 1776. Gentlemen The confusion which hath for some time happened amongst the People in the disputed Lands between Pennsylvania and this Colony, and a Representation to the…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, December 18, 1863. My Lord: The Chesapeake is a regularly licensed American steamer, plying the coasting trade, carrying passengers and freight…
Wmsburg. 15th. June, 1776. Dear Sir I thank you for your favor by the post, and beg you will be so obliging as to repeat it, whenever you have leisure.…
Wmsburg June 1. 1776. I am much obliged by the intelligence inclosed in your favor of the 21st . All the circumstances which have occurred in America, seem to confirm…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons.. Department of State, Washington, December 17, 1863. My dear Lord Lyons: I have received your note of yesterday, and thank you for the further proof…
Wmsburg May 24th. 1776. Edmd. Pendleton to Thos. Jefferson , Esqe. I am conscious of a large Arrears of debt to you for favor received before you left Congress in…
Philadelphia, 18 April, [i.e., May] 1776. Gentlemen The inclosed resolutions were reported by a committee appointed to consider of a letter from general Lee to the president. We have nothing…
Philadelphia May. 17. 1776. Dear Page Having arrived here but lately I have little to communicate. I have been so long out of the political world that I am almost…
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.. Washington, December 17, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to submit to you a copy of a letter from Patrick Hamilton, a prisoner in Fort…
Philadelphia May. 16. 1776. Dear Nelson I arrived here last Tuesday after being detained hence six weeks longer than I intended by a malady of which Gilmer can inform you.…
Wmsburg April the 26th. 1776. My Dear Jefferson I have snatched a few Moments to scribble you a few loose Thoughts on our present critical Situation. I think our Countrymen…