I am directed by the President of the United States to notify you to expect an attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions only ; and that, if such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition will be made without... Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson - Page 182by William O. Stoddard - 1888 - 357 pagesFull view - About this book
| South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives - South Carolina - 1861 - 354 pages
...President Lincoln of his intention to supply Fort Sumter with Provisions. [COPY.] I am directed by the President of the United States to notify you to...such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms or ammunition will be made, without further notice, or in cose of an attack upon the fort... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 758 pages
...Lieut. Talbot, an authorized agent of the Federal Government. It was as follows : " I am directed by the President of the United States, to notify you...such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition will be made, without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort."... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 782 pages
...Lieut. Talbot, an authorized agent of the Federal Government. It was as follows : " I am directed by the President of the United States, to notify you to expect an attempt will be made to supply Fort Snmter with provisions only, and that if such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms,... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - History - 1866 - 602 pages
...looking out from his prison, saw the Rebels hard at work to complete the batteries on Morris Island. " An attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions only," was the official notice from President Lincoln to Pickens on the 8th. " Demand the surrender of the... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 776 pages
...was as follows : " I am directed by the President of the United States, to notify you to expect nn attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with provisions...such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition will be made, without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort."... | |
| Jesse Truesdell Peck - United States - 1868 - 774 pages
...sending word to the men leading the Rebellion, that these vessels were not to make war upon them, but " to supply Fort Sumter with provisions only ; and that,...such attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in more arms or ammunition will be made, without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort"... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1868 - 804 pages
...follows : " I am directed by the President of tho United States, to notify you to expect an •ttempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with 'provisions...only, and that if such attempt be not resisted, no efl'ort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition will be made, without further notice, or in case of an... | |
| John George Nicolay - United States - 1881 - 276 pages
...them an official communication, drafted by President Lincoln. It ran as follows : " I am directed by the President of the United States to notify you to...made without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort." The next morning after this notice was read to Governor Pickens and General Beauregard... | |
| John George Nicolay - United States - 1881 - 258 pages
...them an official communication, drafted by President Lincoln. It ran as follows : " I am directed by the President of the United States to notify you to...effort to throw in provisions, arms, or ammunition will bo made without further notice, or in case of an attack upon the fort." The next morning after this... | |
| Jefferson Davis - Confederate States of America - 1881 - 786 pages
...Chew on the 6th — the day before Mr. Seward's assurance of "faithfully kept." " I am directed by the President of the United States to notify you to...Fort Sumter with provisions only ; and that, if such an attempt be not resisted, no effort to throw in men, arms, or ammunition, will be made, without further... | |
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