William Maxwell Evarts was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a litigator and was involved in three of the most important causes of American political jurisprudence in his day: the impeachment of a president, the Geneva arbitration and the contests before the electoral commission to settle the presidential election of 1876.
No. 175. Mr. Evarts to Mr. Welsh. [Telegram.] Washington, April 16, 1878. Welsh, Minister, London: This government does not consider attendance upon the conference as committing any nation beyond a…
No. 122. Mr. Evarts to Mr. Hitt. [Telegram.] Washington, June 28, 1878. Hitt, Chargé, Paris: Inform by letter representatives of the United States in Europe that at a conference of…
No. 124. Mr. Evarts to Mr. Hitt. [Telegram.] Washington, July 19, 1878. Hitt, Chargé Paris: Request French Government to issue invitations to powers accepting monetary conference for meeting at Paris…
No. 40. Mr. Evarts to Mr. Kasson. [Telegram.] Washington, August 5, 1878. Ninety-seven received. Conference will itself adopt and arrange scope and methods of discussion, each government’s commissioners presenting its…