George Washington to Unknown, January 1, 1749
[1749–1750] Dear Sir I should receive a Letter or Letters from you by the first and all oppertunetys with the greatest sense or mark of your esteem and affection whereas…
[1749–1750] Dear Sir I should receive a Letter or Letters from you by the first and all oppertunetys with the greatest sense or mark of your esteem and affection whereas…
[c.1757] Sir, I am really sorry, that I have it not in my power to answer your request in a more satisfactory manner. If you had favored me with the…
Braintree October–December? 1758. Printed: JA, Earliest Diary description begins The Earliest Diary of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, 1966. description ends , p. 70–72
Albemarle June 30. 1771. Sir Among the Treasurer ’s causes which I have undertaken to finish is a suit brought against you by Martar . As I am an utter…
New York, 14 April 1775 Dear Sir This covers a Letter, and accompanies a Budle, to our mutual Friend John Adams Esqr, which I received by Capt Lawrence from London,…
Virginia April 18. 1777. Sir The bearer hereof, Mr. Strother Jones, son to a friend of mine, is now setting out for the American army, to share in the defence…
Williamsburgh June 26. 1779 A friend of mine (Mr. Henry Skipwith) is very desirous [of] locating 5000 acres of land in the country through which you will pass while running…
July 15. 1779. [Extract of?] a letter from A. Lee [to] Gov. Henry. Paris Dec. 14. 1778. [’I inclo]se the account of the paper which the Treasurer wrote for [……
Williamsburg Dec. 25. 1779. Dear Sir The difficulties, which you proposed to me as to the commission of the peace I will endeavor to answer, as a private friend, for…
Paris June 9. 1780 1 Dear Sir Governor Pownal, on the 24 of May in the House of Commons, made a Motion for Leave to bring in a Bill to…
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 4, 1861. Siz! Iti is the direction of the General-in-Chief that you ieanstar the whole of your company to Fort Taylor. Be on your…
Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter. Fort Walla Walla, Wash. Ter., April 16, 1861. MAJOR: Superintendent Geary has just returned from the Nez Percé Reservation, where he has succeeded in making…
HEADQUARTERS CARPENTERâS BATTERY, March 27, 1862. March 27, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to General Orders, No. 43, I make the following report of the part taken by my company in…
HEADQUARTERS JACKSON’S CAVALRY BRIGADE, May 16, 1864. ‘ Narrows, May 16, 1864. CoLongL: The latest information received of the enemy was by dispatch from Major Hakle to-day, which was forwarded…
HDQRS. EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, Camp Alvord, August 20, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to report for the information of the general that on the 2d instant the…
New York Harbor, January 1, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
New York Harbor, January 8, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
New York Harbor, January 15, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
Mobile, Ala., January 15, 1865. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: Please inform the Secretary of War that the cotton for purchase of supplies for our…
Wheeling, W. Va., January 16, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
Near Columbus, Ohio, January 21, 1865. Col. W. P. RicHARDSON, Commanding Post: Sir: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of…
New York Harbor, January 22, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…
Cahaba, Ala., January 23, 1865. General J. D. IMBODEN, Augusta, Ga.: GENERAL: On the morning of Friday, January 20, there was a mutiny in the Federal prison under my command.…
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Richmond, January 26, 1865. Respectfully returned to Major Maynard. You are aware of the difficulty in procuring wood for the last ten days. I borrowed wood several…