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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 After the interchange of a few observations, the terms of M. Parieu’s report were unanimously approved by the conference, June 11, 1870

From Hamilton Fish
To After the interchange of a few observations, the terms of M. Parieu’s report were unanimously approved by the conference
June 11, 1870

Circular instructions sent to the legations of the United States at London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen, Florence, The Hague, Lisbon, Stockholm, and Berne. Department of State, Washington, June…

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Hamilton Fish to the condition of the commercial relations between the United States and the Spanish-American states; transmitted to the Senate in obedience to a resolution, July 14, 1870

From Hamilton Fish
To the condition of the commercial relations between the United States and the Spanish-American states; transmitted to the Senate in obedience to a resolution
July 14, 1870

Report from the Department of State in relation to the condition of the commercial relations between the United States and the Spanish-American states; transmitted to the Senate in obedience to…

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Hamilton Fish to [This inclosure will be found in Mr. Washburne’s No. 266, dated 22d August, 1870, ante, “France.”], September 16, 1870

From Hamilton Fish
To [This inclosure will be found in Mr. Washburne’s No. 266, dated 22d August, 1870, ante, “France.”]
September 16, 1870

Mr. Fish to Baron Gerolt. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 16, 1870. Sir: I have the honor to inclose, for your information and that of your government, a copy of…

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Hamilton Fish to [For this inclosure see Mr. Berthemy’s note to Mr. Fish, dated September 16, ante, “France.”], September 22, 1870

From Hamilton Fish
To [For this inclosure see Mr. Berthemy’s note to Mr. Fish, dated September 16, ante, “France.”]
September 22, 1870

Mr. Fish to Mr. Bancroft No. 242.] Department of State, Washington, September 22, 1870. Sir: I inclose, for your information, a translation of a communication of the 16th instant, from…

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