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Hamilton Fish to Cramer, May 8, 1874
No. 190. Mr. Fish to Mr. Cramer. Department of State, Washington, May 8, 1874. No. 148.] Sir: Referring to my No. 146, respecting the Danish convicts sent to New York…
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Letters from Hamilton Fish
B. 1808 · D. 1893
Hamilton Fish was an American statesman who served as the sixteenth governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to 1877. Fish was the most trusted advisor to President Ulysses S. Grant and recognized as the pillar of Grant's presidency. He is considered one of the nation's most effective U.S. secretaries of state by scholars, known for his judiciousness and efforts towards reform and diplomatic moderation. He settled the controversial Alabama Claims with the United Kingdom, developing the concept of international arbitration and avoided war with Spain over Cuban independence by coolly handling the volatile Virginius incident. He also organized a peace conference and treaty between South American countries and Spain.
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Hamilton Fish to Señor Don George Williamson, May 26, 1874
No. 109. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williamson. Department of State, Washington, May 26, 1874. No. 76.] Sir: I am in receipt of your dispatch No. 139, of the 25th ultimo,…
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Hamilton Fish to Señor Don George Williamson, June 8, 1874
No. 112. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williamson. Department of State, Washington, June 8, 1874. No. 79.] Sir: Your No. 146 (bis) of the date of May 4 is received, and…
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Hamilton Fish to Washburne, June 9, 1874
No. 233. Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. Department of State, Washington, June 9, 1874. No. 614.] Sir: Referring to your No. 963, of the 5th of May, relating to the…
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Hamilton Fish to Cushing, June 9, 1874
No. 260. Mr. Fish to Mr. Cushing. Department of State, Washington, June 9, 1874. No. 31.] Sir: Referring to Mr. Adee’s Nos. 209, 214, and 216, it is presumed that…
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Hamilton Fish to Washburne, June 10, 1874
No. 234. Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. Department of State, Washington, June 10, 1874. No. 616.] Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches numbered 968, 969, 970,…
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Hamilton Fish to Russell Jones, June 17, 1874
No. 42. Mr. Fish to Mr. Jones. Department of State, Washington, June 17, 1874. No. 176.] Sir: I transmit herewith, authenticated under the seal of this Department, a copy of…
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Hamilton Fish to Senhor Torreâo de Barros, June 26, 1874
No. 63. Mr. Fish to Senhor Torreâo de Barros. Department of State, Washington, June 26, 1874. Sir: You may be aware that the repayment to Brazil of the amount paid…
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Hamilton Fish to Mr. Aver, June 27, 1874
No. 144. Mr. Fish to Mr. Aver. Department of State, Washington, June 27, 1874. No. 2.] Sir: Herewith I inclose a copy of “An act relating to Ambassadors, Consuls, and…
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Hamilton Fish to Washburne, July 17, 1874
No. 237. Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. Department of State, Washington, July 17, 1874. No. 626.] Sir: The joint commission organized in Washington by the Spanish and American Governments, pursuant…
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Hamilton Fish to Cushing, July 22, 1874
No. 263. Mr. Fish to Mr. Cushing. Department of State, Washington, July 22, 1874. No. 44.] Sir: Dispatches addressed by you to this Department, numbered 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,…
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Hamilton Fish to Wells Williams, July 29, 1874
No. 147. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williams. Department of State, Washington, July 29, 1874. No. 174.] Sir: Referring to your dispatch, No. 34, and to your conversation with certain Chinese…
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Hamilton Fish to Cushing, August 15, 1874
No. 265. Mr. Fish to Mr. Cushing. Department of State, Washington, August 15, 1874. No. 57.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 60, inclosing a copy of the reply of the minister…
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Hamilton Fish to Nicholas Fish, August 17, 1874
No. 271. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nicholas Fish. Department of State, Washington, August 17, 1874. No. 697.] Sir: I have to acknowledge your dispatch No. 3 of the date of…
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Hamilton Fish to Geo. H. Williams , Attorney-General, August 18, 1874
No. 272. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nicholas Fish. Department of State, Washington, August 18, 1874. No. 698.] Sir: Referring to Mr. Bancroft’s dispatch No. 599, inclosing a copy of a…
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Hamilton Fish to John Ferris Delaplaine, August 21, 1874
No. 19. Mr. Fish to Mr. Delaplaine. Department of State, Washington, August 21, 1874. No. 429.] Sir: Your dispatch, No. 767, upon the subject of the international sanitary conference held…
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Hamilton Fish to Cushing, August 21, 1874
No. 266. Mr. Fish to Mr. Cushing. Department of State, Washington, August 21, 1874. No. 59.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 41, inclosing a copy of your note to Mr. Ulloa,…
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Hamilton Fish to James A. Williamson, August 24, 1874
No. 84. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williamson. Department of State, Washington, August 24, 1874. No. 108.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 149, of the 7th of May last, has been received.…
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Hamilton Fish to William H. Seward, August 26, 1874
No. 164. Mr. Fish to Mr. Seward. Department of State, Washington, August 26, 1874. No. 409.] Sir: The Department is in receipt of your dispacth, No. 766, of June 23,…
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Hamilton Fish to Wells Williams, August 29, 1874
No. 150. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williams. Department of State, Washington, August 29, 1874. No. 180.] Sir: I transmit herewith, for your information and that of Mr. Avery, a copy…
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Hamilton Fish to George H. Williams, September 1, 1874
No. 151. Mr. Fish to Mr. Williams. Department of State, Washington, September 1, 1874. No. 181.] Sir: Referring to my No. 179, of the 30th ultimo. I transmit here with,…
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Hamilton Fish to Inclosures: For this correspondence see under China and Japan, infra. 1. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bingham, No. 35, April 20, 1874. (Extract.) 2. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bingham, No. 65, August 26, 1874, with an accompaniment. 3. Mr. Fish to Mr. Seward, No. 409, August 26, 1874, with two accompaniments. 4. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bingham, No. 43, June 6, 1874, September 2, 1874
No. 20. Mr. Fish to Mr. Jay. Department of State, Washington, September 2, 1874. No. 434.] (Circular.) Sir: I transmit herewith, for your information, a copy of the instructions mentioned…
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Hamilton Fish to Hamilton Fish, September 2, 1874
No. 273. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nicholas Fish. Department of State, Washington, September 2, 1874. No. 703.] Sir: I transmit herewith an extract of an instruction, (No. 35,) of the…
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Hamilton Fish to Henderson, September 4, 1874
No. 169. Mr. Fish to Mr. Henderson. Department of State, Washington, September 4, 1874. No. 21.] Sir: Your No. 40 of the elate of July 11 has been received. Referring…