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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, June 12, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 160.] Paris, June 12, 1862. Sir: Your despatch No. 160 is received. The defeat of General Banks, to which it refers, has been…
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Letters from William L. Dayton
B. 1807 · D. 1864
William Lewis Dayton was an American politician, active first in the Whig Party and later in the Republican Party. In the 1856 presidential election, he became the first Republican vice-presidential nominee when nominated alongside John C. Frémont. The Republican Party lost that campaign. During the American Civil War, Dayton served as the United States Ambassador to France, a position in which he worked to prevent French recognition of the Confederate States of America.
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, June 13, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 161.] Paris, June 13, 1862. Sir: The Mexican complication, so far forth as France’s interference is concerned, will, if left alone, soon wear itself…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, June 23, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 163.] Paris, June 23, 1862. Sir: The receipt of despatches Nos. 161 and 162 is hereby acknowledged. Despatch No. 161 was accompanied by memoranda…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, June 28, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 166.] Paris, June 28, 1862. Sir: Enclosed you will find a printed translation of a speech by Mr. Jules Favre, on the 26th instant,…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, July 9, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 168.] Paris, July 9, 1862. Sir: On Friday last three despatches from Mexico to the Emperor are said to have arrived—one from Monsieur…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, July 11, 1862
[Extracts.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 173] Paris, July 17, 1862. Sir: The receipt of your despatches from No. 163 to No. 115, both inclusive, is hereby acknowledged. Neither…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 2, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 178.] Paris, August 2, 1862. Sir: I learn unofficially that Mr. ———states as a fact that France, England, and Russia have agreed to recommend…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 4, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 179.] Paris, August 4, 1862. Sir: On Friday last I submitted to Mr. Rouher, minister of foreign affairs ad interim, your despatch No. 180,…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 8, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 181.] Paris, August 8, 1862. Sir: You will have seen before this by the debates in the British Parliament, as well as by the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 8, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 182.] Paris, August 8, 1862. Sir: I have not written you for some time past about Mexican affairs, because I have felt that you…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 28, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 183.] Paris, August 28, 1862. Sir: An absence for the last few days, on a visit to my family in Switzerland, has interrupted our…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, August 29, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 185.] Paris, August 29, 1862. Sir: I have to-day called the attention of Mr. Thouvenel to your despatch No. 180, in reference to the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 3, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 190.] Paris, September 3, 1862. Sir: Your despatches Nos. 199 and 200, with their enclosures, have been received. These despatches both refer to the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 9, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 191.] Paris, September 9, 1862. Sir: A copy of your circular (No. 19) dated August 8, 1862, in reference to the wages of labor…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 10, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 192.] Paris, September 10, 1862. Sir: Your despatches from No. 201 to No. 206, inclusive, have been received. In reference to the subject-matter of…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 12, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 193.] Paris, September 12, 1862. Sir: Agreeably to your directions in despatch No. 201, I informed Mr. Thouvenel to-day of the circumstances under which…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 13, 1862
[Extract.] Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 195.] Paris, September 13, 1862. Sir: There have been such frequent references, in the English as well as the American journals, to conferences…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, September 17, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 197.] Paris, September 17, 1862. Sir: I have been especially requested to call your attention to the mode in which telegrams are made up…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, October 6, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 206.] Paris, October 6, 1862. Sir: Agreeably to request, I have called the attention of Mr. Thouvenel to the case of Mr. Moquardt, an…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, October 14, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 211.] Paris, October 14, 1862. Sir: I was yesterday evening officially notified that Mr. Thouvenel retires from the ministry of foreign affairs, and Mr.…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, October 21, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 213.] Paris, October 21, 1862. Sir: I have nothing of importance to communicate at this moment, beyond what you will see more fully stated…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, October 23, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 214.] Paris, October 23, 1862. Sir: In view of the numerous statements which we find in the public journals of an intent upon the…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, November 6, 1862
Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward. No. 220.] Paris, November 6, 1862. Sir: The receipt of your circular No. 25 and of despatch No. 237 are hereby acknowledged. I have to-day…
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William L. Dayton to William H. Seward, February 5, 1863
Mr. Dayton, United States minister, to Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. Paris, February 5, 1864. Sir: * * * M. Drouyn de Lhuys told me yesterday that Arman (the builder…