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.
No. 296. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nelson, Department of State, Washington, March 9, 1872. No. 232.] Sir: I transmit herewith, for your information, copies of correspondence between this Department and…
No. 179. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton, Department of State, Washington, March 15, 1872. Sir: I have the honor to inclose, for your information and use, ten copies of…
No. 58. Mr. Fish to Mr. Partridge. Department of State, Washington, March 22, 1872. No. 34.] Sir: Your dispatch, No. 33, of the 22d of January last, relating to the…
No. 299. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nelson. Department of State, Washington, March 22, 1872. No. 234.] Sir: A copy of a letter from the Treasury Department, dated the 16th instant,…
No. 76. [March 29, 1872] United States of America, Department of State. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: I certify that the paper hereto annexed is a…
No. 167. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. Department of State, Washington, March 29, 1872. Sir: I have had the honor to receive, and have laid before the President, your…
No. 168. Mr. Fish to Mr. Robeson. Department of State, Washington, March 30, 1872. Sir: It has been officially represented to this Department that the privilege reserved by the Imaum…
No. 15. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, April 2, 1872. We understand the British Government is bound to file Counter-Case, and that their so doing will not prejudice…
No. 104. Mr. Fish to Mr. Blair. Department of State, Washington, April 3, 1872. No. 77.] Sir: Your dispatch, No. 122, of the 23d of February last, relative to a…
No. 171. Mr. Fish to Mr. Robeson. Department of State, Washington, April 6, 1872. Sir: Since the letter to you from this Department, of the 29th ultimo, relative to the…
No. 307. Mr. Fish to Mr. Nelson, Department of State, Washington, April 13, 1872. No. 237.] Sir: The Attorney General has addressed a letter to this Department under date of…
No. 10. Department of State, Washington, April 15, 1872. [Circular No. 21.] To the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States: Letters rogatory for the purpose of taking the…
No. 16. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. Department of State, Washington, April 16, 1872. No. 181.] Sir: I have given very careful attention to the note of the 20th March,…
No. 19. Mr. Fish to Mr. Clapp. Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1872. No. 8.] Sir: This Department has reason to apprehend that the forebodings of many, at the…
Mr. Fish to Mr. Boker. Department of State, Washington, April 19, 1872. No. 15.] Sir: The dispatch without number addressed to this Department by Mr. Brown, chargé d’affaires at Constantinople,…
No. 61. Mr. Fish to Mr. Partridge. Department of State, Washington, April 20, 1872. No. 37.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 38, of the 22d of February last, has been received.…
No. 18. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Extract.] Department of State, Washington, April 23, 1872. No. 184.] Sir: It is unnecessary now to consider what action this Government might have…
No. 20. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, April 27, 1872. You are aware that neither in the Case presented in behalf of this Government at Geneva nor in…
No. 34. Mr. Fish to Mr. Jay. Department of State, Washington, May 1, 1872. No. 218.] Sir: Referring to your dispatch, No. 429, of the 8th ultimo, and to previous…
No. 213. Mr. Fish to Mr. Bassett. Department of State, Washington, May 3, 1872. No. 101.] Sir: Your dispatch No. 119, of the 25th ultimo, relative to a signal indignity…
No. 26. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, May 4, 1872. The President regrets that Her Majesty’s Government have not thought proper to make the proposal mentioned in my…
No. 29. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, May 6, 1872. Your telegram received during the night. An agreement which is to bind the future action of this Government…
No. 33. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, May 7, 1872. The President earnestly desires to do everything consistent with his duty to the country and with the great…
No. 36. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] Washington, May 8, 1872. All the propositions made by the British Government involve covertly, probably without design, what this Government cannot agree…