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17,141 lettersMr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 807.] Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1863. Sir: The investigation which has been made in the case of the Chesapeake has yielded indisputably…
Louisville, Ky., October 30, 1861. General CRITTENDEN, Henderson, Iy. : DEAR SIR: Yours of October 29* is received. Colonel Jackson was here and took such arms, &¢., with him as…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 806.] Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1864. Sir: I transmit copies of certain letters which were found on board the prize steamers R.E.…
Louisville, Ky., October 25, 1861. General GEORGE H. THOMAS, Camp Dick Robinson ; SIR: Don’t push too far. Your line is already long and weak. I cannot now re-enforce you.…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 570.] Legation of the United States, London, January 8, 1864. Sir: I have now to report the reception of another note from Lord Russell…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 805.] Department of State, Washington, January 7, 1864. Sir: Telegraphic information has been received here from the United States consul at Halifax that the…
October 23, 1861. October 23, 1861â7 p. m. Brig. Gen. A. SCHOEPF, Commanding U. S. Troops, Rockcastle : SIR: Your dispatch of the 22d has just been received. Provisions for…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 804.] Department of State, Washington, January 6, 1864. Sir: Since the instruction to you of yesterday, No. 801, on the subject of the alleged…
Louisville, Ky., October 22, 1861. Hon. GARRETT DAVIS, Paris, Ky. : Yours of October 18* is just received, and I hasten to answer. J regret I did not meet you,…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 803.] Department of State, Washington, January 6, 1864. Sir: I acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of December 11, No. 556, together with its…
October 22, 1861. Ã i Louisville, Ky., October 22, 1861. General L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: SIR: On my arrival at Camp Dick Robinson I found General Thomas had…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 801.] Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1864. Sir: I acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 11th of December, No. 553, and…
October 15, 1861. No. 55. i E Louisville, Ky., October 15, 1861. Upon their arrival in this city Brig. Gens. Thomas J. Wood and R. W.- Johnson, U. S. volunteer…
y Louisville, Ky., October 12, 1861. Brigadier-General THOMAS, Commanding Camp Dick Robinson : SIR: I am officially notified that a detachment of recruits for the Thirty-third Indiana, Colonel Coburn, has…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 798.] Department of State, January 4, 1864. Sir: With the instruction to you (No. 789) of the 20th ultimo, extracts from the report of…
Garrard County, Kentucky, October 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. O. M. MITCHEL, Commanding Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio : GENERAL: Your communication of the 10th instant was received today at…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 566.] Legation of the United States, London, January 1, 1864. In obedience to the directions contained in your despatch (No. 782) of the 7th…
October 10, 1861. . Cincinnati, Ohio, October 10, 1861. Brigadier-General THomAs, Camp Dick Robinson : GENERAL: Under orders from the Secretary of War of this date, I am directed to…
[Extracts.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 564.] Legation of the United States, London, December 31, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of despatches, numbered 782 to 785,…
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Adams No. 791.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of December 4 (No. 548) has been received, together with the…