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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, October 23, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 78.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, October 23, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 87,…
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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, October 31, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 79.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, October 31, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to state that, upon the 26th of October, his…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 8, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 82.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, November 8, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 99,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, November 19, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. No. 84.] Legation of the United States, Vienna November 19, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 100,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, December 12, 1864
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 86.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, December 12, 1864. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 103,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, February 13, 1865
[Extract.] Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 87.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, February 13, 1865. Sir:* * * * * * * * * * * * There…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, February 26, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 88.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, February 26, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches Nos. 123…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 2, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 89.] United States Legation, Vienna, April 2, 1865. Sir: The debates in the Reichsrath for the past few days have been of unusual interest.…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 9, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 93.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 9, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 130,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 16, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 95.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 16, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 132,…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 24, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 100.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 24, 1865. Sir: It would be quite impossible for me to express the joy with which…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, April 30, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. Legation of the United States, Vienna, April 30, 1865. No. 102.] Sir: The impression created in this capital by the horrible murder and attempts to…
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Lothrop Motley to William Hunter, May 8, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Hunter No. 106.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, May 8, 1865 Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 139,…
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Lothrop Motley to William Hunter, June 5, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Hunter No. 108.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 5, 1865. Sir: It seems to me that the time of the department must be too…
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Lothrop Motley to W. Hunter, June 27, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 111.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 27,1865. Sir: I have no startling events to record since my last writing. Nevertheless it cannot…
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Lothrop Motley to W. Hunter, June 28, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Hunter No. 112.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 28, 1865. Sir: As postscript to my despatch of yesterday, which will probably go by the…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, July 10, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 115.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, July 10, 1865. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the circular of date…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, July 24, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 118.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, July 24, 1865. Sir: I confine myself to-day to the simple statement that the new ministry is…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, July 31, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 120.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, July 31, 1865. Sir: The session of the Reichsrath was closed on Thursday, the 27th instant, with…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 8, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 122.] United States Legation, Vienna, August 8, 1865. Sir: The relations between Austria and Prussia upon the Schleswig-Holstein question have become so very much…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, August 22, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 125.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, August 22, 1865. Sir: I write a few lines just as the mail for this week’s steamer…
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Lothrop Motley to William H. Seward, October 8, 1865
Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward No. 128.] Legation of the United States, Vienna, October 8, 1865. Sir: Having been staying for a few weeks in the country at a few…
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Lothrop Motley to Hamilton Fish, August 11, 1870
Mr. Motley to Mr. Fish. No. 425.] Legation of the United States, London, August 11, 1870. (Received August 24.) Sir: I sent you a telegram on the 9th instant in…