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17,141 letters[Winchester, 17 April 1756] To Captain John Mercer. commanding a party at Joseph Edwards–s, on Great Cacapehon. Sir, As the great rains have prevented your march on the expedition Ordered:…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 23.] Department of State, Washington, August 12, 1861. Sir: Your despatch dated July 3 (No. 11) has been received. I am quite content, under…
[Winchester, 16 April 1756] To the Commissary. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders that you (as soon as you conveniently can) give in an exact Return of all the Stores of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 22.] Department of State, Washington, August 5, 1861. Sir: Your despatch No. 15, dated July 18, has been received. There is no especial urgency…
[Winchester, 16 April 1756] To John Robinson Esquire, Speaker. Dear Sir, When I wrote you last, I was in high hopes of being by this time at the head a…
Winchester April 16th 1756 Honorable Sir All my Ideal hopes, of raising a Number of Men, to scour the adjacent Mountains, have vanished into Nothing. Yesterday was the appointed Time,…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 16.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, July 30, 1861. Sir: I called yesterday at the department of foreign affairs to press again upon…
Annapolis [Md.,] March 30th 1756 Sir I send this to acquaint You with an unhappy Affair that I am told has lately happened at the Mouth of Conegochiege within this…
[Williamsburg] Apr. 15th 1756 Sir The enclos–d Letter from Gov. Sharpe relatg to the Murder of Lieut. Gordon was omitted to be forwarded with the Governor–s, 1 therefore by his…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 20.] Department of State, Washington, July 30, 1861. Sir: The accompanying transcript of an instruction to our minister to Great Britain, dated the 21st…
Williamsburg Apr. 15th 1756 Sir Your Letter by Jenkins I recd 1 & it–s now before the House of Burgesses. I have reason to expect they will pass a Law…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 15.] Legation of the United States, Brussels, July 18, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 9,…
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Captain John Mercer, at Edwards–s. As Colonel Washington has great reason to believe, from some accounts he has received, that the Indians now rendezvous, and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 12.] Department of State, Washington, July 8, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of June 22 (No. 9) was duly received. It is, in the main,…
[Winchester, 15 April 1756] To Sergeant Reuben Vass–of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby Ordered with your party to escort a Waggon with provision, &c. to Joseph Edwards–s, for the…
Mr. Sanford to Mr. Seward. No. 11.] United States Legation, Brussels, July 3, 1861. Sir: I have not been unmindful of your instructions (No. 2) respecting a convention for the…
Williamsburg April the 14 1756 Sr: As The Committee have not Settled my accounts with Mr Kilpaterick 1 I shall endeavour to settle them my self, for the following reasons…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 11.] Department of State, Washington, June 22, 1861. Sir: Your despatch of the 5th June, (No. 8,) accompanied by a copy of your letter…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Sanford. No. 9.] Department of State, Washington, June 21, 1861. Sir: Your despatches (No. 5, dated May 26, and No. 6, of the same date) have…
Wmsburg 14 April 1756 Dear Sir Yr Letter to the Governor has been read in Council, but as no Shipping has arriv–d since your Departure the Genl Assembly is at…