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John Jay to George Washington, 19 November 1778
Fish Kill 19 th . Nov r . 1778 Sir This will be delivered by my Brother, who will communicate & explain to your Excellency a mode of Correspondence, which…
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D. C. Buell, May 29, 1861
San Francisco, May 29, 1861. Hon. PABLO DE LA GUERRA, JAMES L. ORD, Esq., and others, Santa Barbara, Cal.: GENTLEMEN: The general commanding the department has received your communication of…
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Wm. L. Dayton to Wm. H. Seward, September 23, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 200.] Paris, September 23, 1862. Sir: I write this in haste to acknowledge the receipt this day of your circular, dated 4th September, 1862,…
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John Jay to Gouverneur Morris, 21 October 1778
Poughkeepsie 21 st . October 1778.– Dear Morris Your favors of the 8 th ., 22 d & 27 th . of September and last of all, of the 26…
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SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, May 28, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, May 28, 1861. No. 6. f Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., May 28, 1861. 1. Company E, Ninth Infantry, is transferred from Fort Walla…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 18, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 199.] Paris, September 18, 1862. Sir: Herewith I send you a copy of two pamphlets lately issued here—one by Edwin de Leon, in the…
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Robert R. Livingston to John Jay, 8 October 1778
RhineBeck 8 th : Oct r . 1778 Dear John I should have been with you some days ago but for a continued fever with very short intermissions accompanied with…
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SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 28, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 28, 1861. No: 91. ‘ San francisco, May 28, 1861. 1. The detachment now at Honey Lake, from Captain Lendrum’s company…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 17, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 197.] Paris, September 17, 1862. Sir: I have been especially requested to call your attention to the mode in which telegrams are made up…
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D. C. Buell, May 27, 1861
San Francisco, May 27, 1861. Maj. G. A. H. BLAKE, First Dragoons, Commanding Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: The colonel commanding the department desires you, if you deem it necessary,…
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John Jay to Gouverneur Morris, 13 September 1778
Fish Kill 13 th . September 1778. Dear Morris, My last to you was from the White Plains and was dated the 29 th . August. I know not who…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 13, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 195.] Paris, September 13, 1862. Sir: There have been such frequent references, in the English as well as the American journals, to conferences…
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John Jay to Gouverneur Morris, 29 August 1778
White Plains 29 th . August 1778. Dear Morris, Your friendly letter of the 16 th . instant was delivered to me yesterday. 1 I am well apprized of the…
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SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, May 24, 1861
May 24, 1861. No. 89. San Francisco, May 24, 1861. 1. Capt. Edward O. C. Ord’s battery, now at Benicia, wiil take post at the Presidio, San Francisco. The horses…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 12, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 193.] Paris, September 12, 1862. Sir: Agreeably to your directions in despatch No. 201, I informed Mr. Thouvenel to-day of the circumstances under which…
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James Duane to John Jay, 22–24 August 1778
Manour Livingston, 22 d [–24] August 1778 My dear Sir I have the Pleasure to acquaint you that M rs . Duane is in a great Degree restord to her…
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D. C. Buell, May 22, 1861
San Francisco, May 22, 1861. Capt. C. S. LOVELL, Sixth Infantry, U. S. Army, Comdg. Fort Humboldt, Cal. : SIR: If in your opinion the further services of the detachment…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 10, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 192.] Paris, September 10, 1862. Sir: Your despatches from No. 201 to No. 206, inclusive, have been received. In reference to the subject-matter of…
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Wm. L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 9, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 191.] Paris, September 9, 1862. Sir: A copy of your circular (No. 19) dated August 8, 1862, in reference to the wages of labor…
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Robert Troup to John Jay, 16 August 1778
Camp, at White Plains, Aug t . 16. 1778. 6 O–Clock PM.– My dear Sir, Our Army is still encamped on the Heights near the White Plains– We shall move…