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Robert Morris to John Jay, 1 April 1777
Philad a . April 1 st . 1777 Dear Sir The enclosed letters came by a French Ship to New Hampshire & were sent under Cover to me by M…
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EDWARDS, Acting Consul to Lyons, May 30, 1862
Mr. Edwards to Lord Lyons. New York, May 30, 1862. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your lordship’s despatch (No. 47) of the 26th instant,…
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Robert Troup to John Jay, 29 March 1777
Fish Kill, March 29. 1777. My dear Sir, Had I not been prevented by Business, I should have informed you earlier of what has happen–d below. 1 But having not…
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Robert Troup to John Jay, 22 March 1777
Peeks Kill March 22 1777 Dear Sir, I thought it would be best to defer writing to the Com m . of Arrangement about my late Appointment –till Col. Livingston…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, April 5, 1862
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington April 5, 1862. My Lord: Your note of March 19 recalls the subject of a bag, which was found, in October…
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John Jay to William Livingston, 22 March 1777
[Kingston 22 March 1777] Dr Sir Your obliging Letters of the 18 th : Ulto. and 3 d . Inst. after passing thro– various Hands & Places have ^ were…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, March 19, 1862
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 19, 1862. Sir: With reference to the correspondence which I had the honor to hold with you in the months of October and…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, March 6, 1862
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, March 6, 1862. Sir: Her Majesty’s government have considered with attention the correspondence which I had the honor to hold with you in the…
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John Jay to Susanna Philipse Robinson, 21 March 1777
Kingston, 21 st : March 1777 Dear Madam Mr. Robinson–s Letter directed to me as one of the late Committee at Fish Kills, was delivered to the Commissioners appointed for…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, February 21, 1862
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, February 21, 1862. Sir: I will, without any loss of time, communicate to her Majesty’s government the note which you have to-day done me…
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Egbert Benson to John Jay, 19 March 1777
Fish Kill–March 19 th . 1777– D r Sir We have this day wrote to Convention that Persons going to New York might be prohibited from taking all their Apparel…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 21, 1862
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 21, 1862. My Lord: I have submitted to the President the copy of an instruction from Earl Russell which you…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 13, 1862
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons,. Department of State, Washington, February 13, 1862. My Lord: Referring to my note of the 4th of December last, relative to the alleged maltreatment of…
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Alexander McDougall to John Jay, 9 March 1777
Head Quarters Peeks Kill 9 th March 1777 Sir General Sullivan arrived here to To-day from Head Quarters in Jersey. He had it in charge from General Washington to communicate…
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SEWARD, Acting Secretary to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, February 6, 1862
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 6, 1862. My Lord: With reference to the permission given to the foreign representatives to correspond with their consuls in…
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Lewis Morris to John Jay, 8 March 1777
Phil a March 8 th 1777 Dear Sir A M r Jackson 1 that will hand you this goes to our state in order to fix on Some person or…
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Russell to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, January 23, 1862
Earl Russell to Lord Lyons. Foreign Office, January 23, 1862. My Lord: I mentioned in my despatch of the 10th instant that her Majesty’s government differed from Mr. Seward in…
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Beverly Robinson to John Jay, 4 March 1777
Highlands March 4 th 1777. D r . Sir The Information you gave me when I was before the Committee of the Resolution of the Convention, that every person without…
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Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, January 14, 1862
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward. Washington, January 14, 1862. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note, which you were so good as to address to…
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William H. Seward to Right Hon. Lord Lyons, January 13, 1862
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, January 13, 1862. My Lord: You have kindly left with me a copy of an instruction which you had received from…