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Hamilton Fish to Wickham Hoffman, May 22, 1876
No. 130. Mr. Fish to Mr. Hoffman. Department of State, Washington, May 22, 1876. No. 887.] Sir: Your No. 79, under date of May 6, inclosing a copy of a…
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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 Wickham Hoffman, May 24, 1876
No. 131. Mr. Fish to Mr. Hoffman. Department of State, Washington, May 24, 1876. No. 890.] Sir: Since instruction No. 887, dated the 22d instant, was prepared. I have received…
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Hamilton Fish to Partridge, May 26, 1876
No. 22. Mr. Fish to Mr. Partridge. Department of State, Washington, May 26, 1876. No. 175.] Sir: Your dispatch, No. 322, of the 20th ultimo, has been received. It represents…
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Hamilton Fish to Adolfo Ibañez, June 5, 1876
No. 30. Mr. Fish to Mr. Ibañez. Department of State, Washington, June 5, 1876. Sir: The Secretary of the Treasury having expressed a desire to be informed as to whether…
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Hamilton Fish to Wickham Hoffman, June 23, 1876
No. 150. Mr. Fish to Mr. Hoffman. Department of State, Washington, June 23, 1876. No. 904.] Sir: Upon an examination of the British correspondence on extradition, North America, No. 1,…
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Hamilton Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, July 18, 1876
No. 141. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, July 18, 1876. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 13th…
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Hamilton Fish to Hitt, July 19, 1876
No. 71. Mr. Fish to Mr. Hitt. Department of State, Washington, July 19, 1876. No. 818.] Sir: A letter has been received by the President from the members of the…
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Hamilton Fish to Edwards Pierrepont, August 5, 1876
No. 156. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, August 5, 1876. No. 15.] Sir: Mr. Hoffman’s dispatch of the 3d of July forwarded to the Department a…
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Hamilton Fish to Edwards Pierrepont, August 8, 1876
No. 94. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, August 8, 1876. No. 18.] Sir: I inclose herewith a copy of a joint resolution of Congress approved July…
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Hamilton Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, October 30, 1876
No. 143. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, October 30, 1876. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 27th…
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Hamilton Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, November 2, 1876
No. 128. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, November 2, 1876. Sir: I have the honor to invite your attention to a case which has recently…
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Hamilton Fish to Benjamin Moran, November 28, 1876
No. 253. Mr. Fish to Mr. Moran. Department of State, Washington, November 28, 1876. No. 62.] Sir: I inclose a copy of a letter of the Secretary of the Navy,…
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Hamilton Fish to Edwards Pierrepont, December 5, 1876
No. 150. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, December 5, 1876. No. 69.] Sir: * * * * * * * It would appear from your last…
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Hamilton Fish to Richard T. Beale, December 6, 1876
No. 19. Mr. Fish to Mr. Beale. Department of State, Washington, December 6, 1876. No. 14.] Sir: Upon the receipt of your No. 15, stating that you had received from…
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Hamilton Fish to To Captain Jocelyn , Officer, December 6, 1876
No. 130. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, December 6, 1876. Sir: Referring to my note of November 2, respecting the case of Peter Martin, who,…
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Hamilton Fish to To George F. Seward, December 19, 1876
No. 62. Mr. Fish to Mr. Seward. Department of State, Washington, December 19, 1876. No. 95.] Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your very interesting dispatch, No. 134,…
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Hamilton Fish to Bingham, December 20, 1876
No. 185. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bingham. Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1876. No. 262.] Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches Nos. 457 and 462,…
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Hamilton Fish to Foster, December 20, 1876
No. 214. Mr. Fish to Mr. Foster. Department of State, Washington, December 20, 1876. No. 357.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 465 of the 28th ultimo has been received. It represents…
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Hamilton Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, December 23, 1876
No. 154. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, December 23, 1876. Sir: Referring to your note of the 27th of October ultimo, and to my reply…
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Hamilton Fish to Edwards Pierrepont, January 5, 1877
No. 157. Mr. Fish to Mr. Pierrepont. Department of State, Washington, January 5, 1877. No. 81.] Sir: By No. 77 from this Department, you were furnished with a copy of…
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Hamilton Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, January 10, 1877
No. 131. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, January 10, 1877. Sir: Referring to the correspondence which has taken place concerning the case of Peter Martin,…
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Hamilton Fish to Foster, January 19, 1877
No. 216. Mr. Fish to Mr. Foster. Department of State, Washington, January 19, 1877. No. 366.] Sir: Your dispatches to No. 484 have been received. Intelligence has reached here of…
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Hamilton Fish to [ Note.— For copy of draught of note mentioned, see inclosure 1 in No. 41, page 25 .], February 9, 1877
No. 23. Mr. Fish to Mr. Beale. Department of State, Washington, February 9, 1877. No. 21.] Sir: By articles XVIII to XXI of the treaty of Washington of May 8,…
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Hamilton Fish to Bingham, February 23, 1877
No. 191. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bingham. Department of State, Washington, February 23, 1877. No. 276.] Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch, No. 495, dated 18th…