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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to Wm. H. Seward, April 16, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 16, 1863. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your note of yesterday’s date, and its enclosures, relative to a report that…
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Unknown, February 3, 1864
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, February 3, 1864. No. 13. Richmond, February 3, 1864. I. In the event of the loss of company records and the consequent inability…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 15, 1863
Mr. Seward to hard Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 15, 1863. My Lord: In reply to the letter of this department, which was accompanied by a copy of your…
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Unknown to James H. Reagan, February 3, 1864
Richmond, Va., February 3, 1864. Hon. J. H. REAGAN, Postmaster- General: Str: In compliance with my letter of the 29th ultimo,* I have the honor to communicate the result of…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 13, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 13, 1863. My Lord: I enclose a copy of a correspondence between Rear-Admiral Wilkes and the governor of the British…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 11, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 11, 1863. My Dear Sir: Being unable to wait upon you in person to-day, I think it right to send you without delay…
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Jno. Withers to February 3, 1864, February 12, 1864
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Richmond, February 12, 1864. Respectfully returned. Action of this kind upon the part of State authorities is apt to lead to competition without any material increase of the…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 11, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April, 11, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 9th instant, representing…
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Ira R. Foster to February 8, 1864, 1864-01-80
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL’S OFFICE, Atlanta, January 80, 1864. Honorable SECRETARY OF WAR, Richmond, Va.: Sir: Pardon the liberty taken in inclosing you a letter addressed by me to Brig. Gen. W. M.…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 9, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 9, 1863. My Lord: Adverting to your note of the 7th ultimo, relative to Acting Rear-Admiral Wilkes’s alleged threat to…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 9, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 9, 1863. Sir: I have the honor, to transmit to you extracts from a correspondence between the British vice-consul at Key West and…
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Unknown to Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, January 30, 1864
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 30, 1864. No. 10. § Richmond, January 30, 1864. The authority given in General Orders, No. 85, series of 1863, to impress…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 8, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 8, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your notes of the 3d and 4th instant, and of your…
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J. A. Campbell to L. Polk, January 29, 1864
Richmond, Va., January 29, 1864. Hon. Messrs. W. P. CHILTON and DAVID CLOPTON, Members of Congress, House of Representatives : GENTLEMEN: Your letter of the 25th instant was received to-day.*…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, April 7, 1863
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, April 7, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 4th instant, stating that you have been…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 7, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 7, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 1th instant, transmitting…
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C. B. Duffield to 58 Correspondence, Etc, January 29, 1864
January 29, 1864. No. 5. Richmond, Va., January 29, 1864. I. Commandants will forthwith proceed to change the locality of each Congressional district and local enrolling officer, and each Congressional…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 6, 1863
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1863. My Lord: With reference to your communication of the 2d instant, recommending to consideration the request of the…
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Unknown to James A. Seddon, January 29, 1864
Milledgeville Milledgeville, January 29, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: DEAR SiR: Your letter of 13th instant was about ten days on its way and reached my office…
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Unknown, January 28, 1864
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 28, 1864. No. 8 Richmond, January 28, 1864. I. Paragraphs 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, Army Regulations, are hereby revoked. II. Enlisted men…