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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, February 12, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 112.] Paris, February 12, 1862. Sir: There has, for the last few days, been a lull here in the excitement as to our affairs.…
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John Jay to Philip Schuyler, 11 July 1777
Kingston 11 July 1777 Sir The Council have directed me to transmit to you by Express the enclosed Extracts of a Letter from General Schuyler. 2 They think it of…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, February 3, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr Seward. No. 110.] Parts, February 3, 1862. Sir: One of the serious complaints against our blockade of the southern ports, made by the French merchants, is…
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Philip Schuyler to John Jay, 30 June 1777
Albany June 30 th 1777 Dear Sir Your favor of the 20 th Instant I recieved on the 26 th . and I have not been Able to Snatch a…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, January 21, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 109.] Paris, January 21, 1862. Sir: Since my despatch of the 18th instant I have received yours, (No. 97,) and cannot but feel…
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Francis Lewis to John Jay, 23 June 1777
Baltimore, June 23, 1777. Dear Sir I have been favoured with your letter of the 1 st inst. and am happy to learn that you have received my trunk in…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 23, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 104.] Department of State, Washington, January 23, 1862. Sir: Your despatch of January 2 (No. 91) is before me. Its subject is the condition…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, January 2, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 100.] Department of State, Washington, January 2, 1862. Sir: In bringing up arrears of correspondence, it is a pleasant duty to acknowledge the receipt…
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John Jay to Philip Schuyler, 20 June 1777
Esopos 20 June 1777 Dear Sir It would have given me Pleasure to have ^ sooner ^ acknowledged the Rec t of your Letters of the 10 & 14 Ins…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, December 28, 1861
[Extract.] Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No 95.] Department of State, Washington, December 28, 1861. SIR: * * * * * * * * You have rightly conjectured that the…
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William H. Seward to William L. Dayton, December 26, 1861
Mr. Seward to Mr. Dayton. No. 94.] Department of State, Washington, December 26, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of December 6 (No. 91) was duly received. In previous papers of this…
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John Jay to John Ten Broeck, 6 June 1777
Kingston, 6 th June 1777 Dear Sir: Having understood that I was named as one of the candidates for the office of Governor, by some of my friends in Albany;…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, December 11, 1861
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 95.] Paris, December 11, 1861. Sir: I enclosed you by the despatch bag yesterday a copy of the “Constitutionnel” containing an article (marked)…
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John Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 6 June 1777
[Kingston, 6 th June 1777] My Dear Sally. I was extremely happy to be informed by Mr. Morris– letter that you arrived safely at Troy. The length of the journey…
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William L. Dayton to Wm. H. Seward, December 6, 1861
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 91.] Paris, December 6, 1861. Sir: I felt it a duty to call on Mr. Thouvenel to-day, in reference to the views and…
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Peter W. Yates to John Jay, 5 June 1777
[Albany 5 June 1777] D r S r As the Election for Governor & Lieut Gov r . draws near I would be glad to know how Matters Respecting this…
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William Stuart to William Stuart, October 12, 1862
Mr. Stuart to Mr. Seward. Washington, October 12, 1862. The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty’s charge d’affaires, has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of State of the United States…
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John Jay to Leonard Gansevoort, 5 June 1777
Kingston 5 th . June 1777– Dear Sir M r . Cuyler 2 informs me that some of my Friends in your County have done me the Honor of naming…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, October 3, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, October 3, 1862. Sir: The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, having taken the President’s instructions, has now the…
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William H. Seward to William Stuart, September 25, 1862
Mr. Seward to Mr. Stuart. Department of State, Washington, September 25, 1862. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honor to receive the note of…