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17,141 letters[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 13.] Department of State, Washington, March 4, 1862. Sir: Your private and unofficial note of February 1 has been received, though not until…
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., February 18, 1861. MAJOR: I have the honor to forward, for the information of the general commanding the department, the accompanying reports. I dispatched Major…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 12.] Department of State, Washington, February 17, 1862. Sir: your despatch of January 20 (No 3) has been received. I am very glad to…
[Madrid 18 th Feb y 1780] Dear Sir I did myself the honor of writing to you by a Courier whom the French Embassador dispatched to Cadiz yesterday morning 1…
December 10, 1861. No. 231. San Francisco, Cal., December 10, 1861. * * * * * * * 2. Having complied with orders from these headquarters, Col. James H. Carleton…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. No. 9.] Department of State, Washington, January 10, 1862. Sir: Your despatch (No. 2) of November, no day named, has been received. The account you…
Mr. Seward to Baron Gerolt. Department of State, Washington, August 6, 1861. Sir: Since our interview the other day concerning the relations of our respective governments with the government of…
December 7, 1861. No. 229, San Francisco, Qal., December 7, 1861. * * * * * * * 2. Captain DeMerritt’s company, Second [California] Cavalry, will remove from Benicia Barracks…
[Madrid, 15 Feb y 1780] 1 Dear Sir I arrived in this city late in the Evening of the 11 th after a tedious and Disagreable Journey. We had heavy…
Mr. Seward to Baron Gerolt. Department of State, Washington, May 14, 1861. Sir: A clause of the third article of the treaty between the United States and Japan, of July…
San Francisco, Cal., December 7, 1861. ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters of the Army, Washington: Str: I have made satisfactory arrangements for protection of Overland Mail Route without sending troops over a route…
[Extracts.] Mr. Kreismann to Mr. Seward. No. 3.] United States Legation, Berlin, August 9, 1862. Sir: * * * * * In view of the fact that enlistments at home…
Fort Yuma, December 4, 1861. Lieut. B. C. CUTLER, Los Angeles: DEAR SIR: When this reaches you, if I am virtually in command of the district (the recollection of previous…
[Extracts.] Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 18.] Legation of the United States, Berlin, February 17, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatches Nos. 21,…
Philadelphia 10 th . Feb y 1780. Dear John I have just steped out of Congress to let you hear by this opportunity that your freinds in this part of…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, December 4, 1861. No. 18. Los Angeles, Cal., December 4, 1861. In compliance with instructions from the commander of the Department of…
[Extract.] Mr. Judd to Mr. Seward. No. 14.] Legation of the United States, Berlin, December 14, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatches Nos. 18…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Kreismann. No. 2.] Department of State, Washington, September 6, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of August 9 (No. 3) has been received. This government could not, without…
Philad a . 7 February 1780 Sir It is not simply from being a Member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs that I take the Liberty of troubling you; my…
November 26, 1861. No. 61. Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., November 26, 1861. I. Companies H and I and the band of the First Cavalry, under the command of Capt. J.…