“From George Washington to Henry Laurens, 14 November 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/911o. Dear Sir: This will be accompanied by an official letter on the subject of the proposed expedition
Executive Mansion, Washington, July 18, 1864. To Whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery,
My Dear Sir: I feel compelled to drop you a line concerning the political condition of the country as it strikes me. I am in active correspondence with your staunchest
New York, July 7, 1864 My Dear Sir: I venture to inclose you a letter and telegraphic dispatch that I received yesterday from our irrepressible friend, Colorado Jewett, at Niagara
Private & confidential Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 10. 1862. Gen. Schurz. My dear Sir Yours of the 8th. was, to-day, read to me by Mrs. S[churz]. We have lost the
Dear Brother: …You can form no conception at the change of opinion here as to the Negro Question. Men of all parties who now appreciate the magnitude of the contest
Private & confidential. Hon. O. H. Browning My dear Sir Yours of the 17th is just received; and coming from you, I confess it astonishes me. That you should
Esteemed friend Shipley: Not having been in Boston at the time your welcome epistle was received, some days elapsed before I saw it, which will account in some measure for
My dear Steffens: In view of Mr. Cosgrave’s statement that I had read the proof of your very interesting article, I think I ought to leave it on record that
Dear Bob: Do you recollect when you wrote me a similar letter over four years ago just before the outbreak of the Spanish war? I have always prized that letter
