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17,141 lettersIn Comittee of Foreign Affairs Philad a . 11 July 1780 The Honble John Jay– Sir– Congress having appointed the Honble Henry Laurens to solicit a Loan of Money in…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 278.] Legation of the United States, London, December 10, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to transmit a copy of Lord Russell’s note to…
Three and a half Miles above Fort Thorn Three and a half Miles above Fort Thorn, August 8, 1862. Brig. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY, GENERAL: Before arriving at Cooke’s…
[Madrid 11 July 1780] M r Jay presents his respectful Complements to his Excellency the Count D FloridaBlanca, and has the Honor of informing him that Don Carlos Maria Marraci…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, April 9, 1862. No. 45. $ New San Pedro, Cal., April 9, 1862. I. Capt. E. D. Shirland, First Cavalry California Volunteers,…
[Extracts.] Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 275.] Legation of the United States, London, December 18, 1862. Sir: Since the date of my last your despatches, numbered from 412 to…
Madrid 10 July 1780 Sir As a late and particular Letter from me to your Ex y is now on the way to America, and as I purpose to write…
San Francisco, Cal., April 5, 1862. Col. JUSTUS STEINBERGER, First Regt. Washington Territory Vols., San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: A telegraphic dispatch from the Adjutant-General of the Army directs that…
Miembres River, Ariz., August 6, 1862. Col. JOSEPH R. WEST, First California Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Camp: COLONEL: I have been credibly informed that there are some twenty families of men,…
Philad a . July 6 th . 1780. Dear Sir I am absolutely ashamed to think how long you have been gone & that in all that time I have…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No 425.] Department of State, Washington, December 15, 1862. Sir: The excitement which attended the late political canvass having subsided, the public mind returns again…
S) ECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS CAMP WRIGHT, April 5, 1862. No. 30. $ Oak Grove, San Diego County, Cal., April 5, 1862. I. Companies © and K, First Infantry California…
Philadelphia 6 th July 1780 Dear John, Having just heard of an opportunity to write to you by way of France I relieve the fatigue of an uninteresting debate in…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 423.] Department of State, Washington, December 13, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of November 27 (No. 266) has been received, together with copies of the…
September 20, 1862. Santa Fé, N. Mex., September 20, 1862. COLONEL: I wrote to you on July 22, informing you of all the important events connected with the Column from…
[Au Palais ce 3 Juillet 1780] Le Comte Floridablanca fait bien ses compliments a M r de Jay et le prie de lui faire savoir a quel terme ou quelle…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 271.] Legation of the United States, London, December 11, 1862. Sir: I have to acknowledge the reception of your despatches from the department, numbered…
April 5, 1862. No. 55. San Francisco, Cal., April 5, 1862. 1. During the absence of Maj. Richard C. Drum on inspection duty in the southern district, the duties of…
Philad a . July 1 st . 1780. Dear Sir With great Difficulty & repeated Solicitations I procured permission from Congress to return here & arrived in the Frigate the…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 22, 1862. No, 29. f Washington, March 22, 1862. In the changes recently made in the boundaries of department commands it…