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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 1, 1861
[Extracts.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 2.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, November —, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos.…
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Letters from Lothrop Motley
B. 1814 · D. 1877
John Lothrop Motley was an American author and diplomat. As a popular historian, he is best known for his works on the Netherlands, the three volume work The Rise of the Dutch Republic and four volume History of the United Netherlands. As United States Minister to Austria in the service of the Abraham Lincoln administration, Motley helped to prevent European intervention on the side of the Confederates in the American Civil War. He later served as Minister to the United Kingdom during the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, January 20, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 3.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, January 20, 1862. Sir: No despatches have been received from the Department of State at this…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, February 12, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 4.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, February 12, 1862. Sir: Yesterday I had a long and interesting conversation with Count Rechberg at…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, June 22, 1862
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 5.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 22, 1862. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 10, 11, 12,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 25, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 7.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 25, 1862. Sir:* * * * * * * * * These symptoms of impending…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, October 1, 1862
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 8.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, October —, 1862. Sir: Your despatches Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 20 have been received. No. 17,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, January 27, 1863
[Extracts.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 17.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, January 27, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, June 1, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 1, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, No. 28 to 33, of dates…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 17, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 31.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 17, 1863. Sir: So soon as the news of the proclamation of the empire in Mexico,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, September 14, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 33.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, September 14, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 37,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, September 21, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 34.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, September21, 1863. Sir:Since the date of my despatch of last week, No. 33, I have had an…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, October 5, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 36.] Legation of the United States of America, Vienna, October 5, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, October 26, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 37.] Legation of the U. S. of America at Vienna, October26, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 24, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 39.] Legation of the United States of America, Vienna, November 24, 1863. Sir: I beg to call your attention to a debate in the…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 24, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 40.] Legation of the U. S. of America at Vienna, November24 1863. Sir:There are symptoms that the German-Danish question in the duchies of Schleswig…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, December 1, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 41.] Legation of the U. S. of America at Vienna, December 1, 1863. Sir: I have no special facts to report since my despatch…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, December 8, 1863
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 42.] Legation of the U. S. of America at Vienna, December 8, 1863. Sir: I transmit in this despatch a translation of Count Rechberg’s…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, January 23, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 45.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, January 23, 1864. Sir: It is of course impossible for me to communicate any news to you…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, February 23, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 46.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, February 23, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of despatches Nos. 51, 52,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, March 7, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 47.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, March 7, 1864. Sir: I send you herewith a translation of the document by which Austrian Poland…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, May 10, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 59.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, May 10, 1864. Sir: It is not from negligence that I have written but little of late…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, July 26, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 68.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, July 26, 1864. Sir: Without waiting for a reply to my despatch, No. 62, of date 28th…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 7, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr., Seward. No. 70.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 7, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 77…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 29, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 72.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 29, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 79…