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Letters from George Bancroft

B. 1800 · D. 1891

George Bancroft was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels.

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George Bancroft to P. S.—The number of German troops now on French soil is about five hundred thousand. Other troops are still sent forward. To-day and to-morrow there will go twelve battalions of infantry, two of cavalry, and three batteries. Eight pieces of the heaviest artillery are on the way to Paris. The places in Alsace which are invested and not yet taken are Metz, Strasburg, Schlettstaedt, Bietsch, and Pfahlzburg; in the north, Paris and Mezieres. Thionville is watched by a small detachment. There has been fighting in the streets of Paris, with the use of guns and cannon. Who were the parties is unknown. On the 19th four divisions, one more than the Germans supposed, fled before the Germans, carrying the panic into the city. One of the Würtemberg, September 24, 1870

From George Bancroft
To P. S.—The number of German troops now on French soil is about five hundred thousand. Other troops are still sent forward. To-day and to-morrow there will go twelve battalions of infantry, two of cavalry, and three batteries. Eight pieces of the heaviest artillery are on the way to Paris. The places in Alsace which are invested and not yet taken are Metz, Strasburg, Schlettstaedt, Bietsch, and Pfahlzburg; in the north, Paris and Mezieres. Thionville is watched by a small detachment. There has been fighting in the streets of Paris, with the use of guns and cannon. Who were the parties is unknown. On the 19th four divisions, one more than the Germans supposed, fled before the Germans, carrying the panic into the city. One of the Würtemberg
September 24, 1870

Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish. No. 139.] American Legation, Berlin, September 24, 1870. (Received October 10.) Sir: Count Bismarck has published another circular, in which he expressly defines as the…

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George Bancroft to [For a translation of this inclosure see Baron Gerolt’s note to Mr. Fish of October 17, 1870, post .], October 3, 1870

From George Bancroft
To [For a translation of this inclosure see Baron Gerolt’s note to Mr. Fish of October 17, 1870, post .]
October 3, 1870

Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish. No. 146.] American Legation, Berlin, October 3, 1870. (Received October 20.) Sir: I have this moment received, a little in advance of the press, a…

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