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HEADQUARTERS, August 24, 1861
Camp Fitegerald, Cal., August 24, 1861. Capt. R. C. DRUM, Assistant Adjutant- General, San Francisco: CAPTAIN: I report that I have changed the position of my camp (no farther from…
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John Jay to George Washington, 25 August 1779
Philadelphia 25 Aug t . 1779 Dear Sir I have had the Pleasure of recieving your Favor of the 16 th . Instant. 1 Britain refused the Mediation of Spain…
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[Translation.], July 31, 1862
[Translation.] Mr. Mercier to Mr. Seward.—(July 31, 1862.) Memorandum. The consul of France at New Orleans, acting in conformity with the French ordinances on the subject, has received, at recent…
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John Jay to George Clinton, 18 August 1779
Ph a . 18 th . Aug t 1779 Dear Sir I send you two Sets of the Journals of Congress–two acts of the Legislature of Virg a . one…
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SEWARD, Acting Secretary to Henry Mercier, June 12, 1862
Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, June 12, 1862. Sir: Referring to the letter from a Frenchman at New York to the consul general of…
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John Jay to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 16 August 1779
Philadelphia 16 Aug t . 1779 Sir The Reasons which at present induce many good men to avoid holding Places in the Staff Departments, ought in my opinion to stimulate…
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Memorandum of conversation between Mr. Mercier and Mr. Seward., May 31, 1862.
Memorandum of conversation between Mr. Mercier and Mr. Seward. Department of State, Washington, May 31, 1862. Mr. Mercier called upon Mr. Seward informally, to speak of some irritation among the…
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Timothy Pickering to John Jay, 4 August 1779
War office Aug 4 th . 1779. Sir, Maj. Gen. Sullivan having in a way of complaint informed Congress that notwithstanding his repeated applications, the board had not supplied the…
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Wm. H. Seward to Henri Mercier, May 26, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, May 26, 1862. Sir: Referring to your note of the 16th instant, relative to the tariff imposed by this government on…
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SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, August 20, 1861
August 20, 1861. No. 28. } Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., August 20, 1861. I. Capt. H. M. Black, Ninth Infantry, with three non-commissioned officers and thirty privates of the garrison…
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John Jay to George Washington, 27 July 1779
Philadelphia 27 th July 1779– Sir The Success of the Enterprize against Stoney-Point was splendid & important– 1 It has added another Laurel to your wreath, and given a grateful…
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Wm. H. Seward to Henri Mercier, May 20, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, May 20, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 16th instant, relative to…
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John Sullivan to John Jay, 21 July 1779
Head Quarters, Wyoming, July 21 st . 79 Sir, I have hitherto delayed troubling congress with any accounts from this quarter, from a hope, that before this time I should…
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Henri Mercier to Wm. H. Seward, May 16, 1862
Mr. Mercier to Mr. Seward. Legation of France to the United States, Washington, May 16, 1862. Sir: When the last tariff was adopted I had the honor to engage your…
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Anne Conyngham to John Jay, 17 July 1779
Philad a . July 17. 1779 Hon d . Sir I beg leave to trouble your Excellency and the Honorable Congress, with the perusal of the inclosed letter from my…
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Nathanael Greene, 14 July 1779, enclosing Thomas Chase to Nathanael Greene to John Jay, 1 July 1779
New Windsor July 14 th 1779– Sir The enclosed is a letter from Col. Chace D.Q.M.G. at Boston. The representation it contains, and the consequences that will follow, point out…
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[Untitled], April 12, 1862
[Untitled] Memorandum for Mr. Mercier, sent April 12, 1862. Mr. Seward said that he had received the copy of a circular note which Mr. De Long is reported to have…
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E. D. Townsend, August 16, 1861
Washington, August 16, 1861. Brig. Gen. E. V. SUMNER, U.S. Army, Commanding, &e., San Francisco, Cal. : SIR: A telegram was sent you this day in relation to an expedition…
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Egbert Benson to John Jay, 6 July 1779
[Poughkeepsie–July 6 th : 1779–] Dear Sir. Since I had the Pleasure of writing to You last 1 the Committee of Congress have returned from Vermont, and they passed thro–…
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Wm. H. Seward to Henry Mercier, April 4, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Mercier. Department of State, Washington, April 4, 1862. Sir: I have not yet received from Mr. De Long, our consul at Tangier, a perfect report of…