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17,141 lettersSPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, Apri 6, 1864. VIII. Col. William M. Browne, aide-de-camp, is temporarily assigned to the duty of superintending and directing the conscript service in…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 425.] Department of State, Washington, November 1, 1863. Sir: Your despatches of the 16th instant, (No. 363 and No. 364,) in relation to the…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 370.] Paris, October 27, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the reception of your despatches Nos. 411, 412, and 413. Despatch No.…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, April 6, 1864. No. 41. Richmond, April 6, 1864. I. The following schedules of prices for articles named therein, adopted by commissioners appointed…
Richmond, Va., April 5, 1864. Col. WILLIAM M. BROWNE, Aide-de-Camp to the President, Richmond, Va.: COLONEL: You are hereby assigned temporarily to the duty of superintending and directing the conscript…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 422.] Department of State, Washington, October 24, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of October 8, (No. 360,) has been received. Your proceedings in laying before…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 368.] Paris, October 23, 1863. Sir: In my despatch No. 367, of yesterday, I said that Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys had promised to me…
April 6, 1864. April 6, 1864. Respectfully forwarded. ARNOLD ELZEY, Major-General. [Second indorsement.] ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE, April 20, 1864. Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War. It is…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 418.] Department of State, Washington, October 23, 1863. Sir: Recurring to your despatch of October 9, (No. 361,) I have now to approve of…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERALâS OFFICE, April 4, 1864. No. 79. Richmond, April 4, 1864. * * * * * * * XXXII. Col. Robert H. Chilton, senior assistant…
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 367.] Paris, October 22, 1863. Sir: Your despatches, Nos. 409 and 410, have been duly received. No. 409 refers more especially to the…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., April 2, 1864. Hon. THOMAS BRAGG, Raleigh, N. C.: Your letter of the 29th ultimo has been received. It is not supposed…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 366.] Paris, October 21, 1863. Sir: In conversation with Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys, on yesterday, he informed me that you had revoked an order…
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., April 2, 1864. PETER HAMILTON, Esq., Mobile, Ala.: There will be no objection to your detail of any person to assist you…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 416.] Department of State, Washington, October 21, 1863. Sir: Mr. Bigelow, the United States consul at Paris, has transmitted to the department, with a…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 415.] Department of State, Washington, October 20, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 6th instant, (No. 357,)…
Richmond, Va., April 2, 1864. Lieut. Gen. L. POLK, Commanding, Demopolis, Ala.: GENERAL: The Bureau of Subsistence has a confidential contract with Mr. William J. Stoddard, of Alabama, for getting…
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 364.] Paris, October 16, 1863. Sir: Your despatches from 386 to 408, both inclusive, (excepting only 399 and 404,) have been duly received, and…
Richmond, Va., April 1, 1864. Sir: The plan adopted by Judge Campbell for regulating the export of cotton and tobacco through our lines along the Rappahannock and Potomac border is…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 413.] Department of State, Washington, October 10, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 24th ultimo, (No. 351,) relative to the Southerner, has been received,…