Author

Letters from Washburne

B. 1816 · D. 1887

Elihu Benjamin Washburne was an American politician. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before, during and after the American Civil War. He was a political ally of President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. During Grant's administration, Washburne was the 25th United States Secretary of State briefly in 1869, and was the United States Minister to France from 1869 to 1877.

Source: Wikipedia
118 letters
Also see 34 letters received by Washburne →
Letter

Washburne to P. S.—February 21, 1873. There is no longer any doubt of the complete accord between M. Thiers and the “commission of thirty.” Indeed, the friends of M. T. claim that he has got more than was demanded in what is known as the Dufaure proposition. It seems that the fraction of the commission known as the “center right,” consisting of the Duke de Broglie, the Duke d’Audriffet-Pasquiers, and others, united with the “left” and “center left” fraction and carried the proposition against the “right,” which was finally adopted. This action has had a good effect, and there was quite a “hausse” at the Bourse yesterday. E. B. W, February 21, 1873

From Washburne
To P. S.—February 21, 1873. There is no longer any doubt of the complete accord between M. Thiers and the “commission of thirty.” Indeed, the friends of M. T. claim that he has got more than was demanded in what is known as the Dufaure proposition. It seems that the fraction of the commission known as the “center right,” consisting of the Duke de Broglie, the Duke d’Audriffet-Pasquiers, and others, united with the “left” and “center left” fraction and carried the proposition against the “right,” which was finally adopted. This action has had a good effect, and there was quite a “hausse” at the Bourse yesterday. E. B. W
February 21, 1873

No. 103. Mr. Washburne to Mr. Fish. [Extract.] Legation of the United States, Paris, February 21, 1873. (Received March 8.) No. 772.] Sir: The abdication of King Amédée and the…

19th CenturyDiplomacyReconstruction